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 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 21.49 | 10.99 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Iowa | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 26.51 | 14.95 | 15 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 23.2 | 10.0 | 22.96 | 11.40 | 16 | 3 | 8 | |
| Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 21.4 | 13.1 | 19.69 | 12.25 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |
| Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 13.82 | 11.49 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 14.8 | 9.3 | 18.44 | 12.88 | ||||
| Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 15.46 | 12.79 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Purdue | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 23.6 | 18.1 | 17.66 | 14.10 | 7 | 19 | ||
| Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 16.4 | 20.3 | 8.51 | 12.18 | 11 | |||
| Indiana | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7.7 | 27.0 | -1.76 | 13.46 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-01-02 | Rose Bowl | Washington (4) | 17 | Minnesota (1) | 7 | Pasadena, CA |
1960 Conference Leaders