Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 10.76 | 8.76 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 16.6 | 13.1 | 13.06 | 9.95 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Purdue | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 13.86 | 10.19 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Illinois | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 11.43 | 9.54 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 19.3 | 14.9 | 14.71 | 10.60 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Iowa | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 25.9 | 11.1 | 15.83 | 7.50 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Michigan | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 13.6 | 17.9 | 4.78 | 8.89 | ||||
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 15.8 | 11.7 | 11.27 | 7.60 | ||||
| Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 8.13 | 10.80 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 10.9 | 17.7 | 4.01 | 10.34 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Washington (8) | 44 | Wisconsin (6) | 8 | Pasadena, CA |
1959 Conference Leaders