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 |
| Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23.9 | 6.9 | 26.75 | 12.66 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 13.08 | 8.52 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Purdue | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 22.7 | 12.7 | 17.13 | 9.93 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 11.08 | 8.68 | ||||
| Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 23.5 | 11.8 | 16.05 | 9.35 | ||||
| Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 14.1 | 20.8 | 6.47 | 10.87 | ||||
| Michigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 11.50 | 11.50 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 8.1 | 29.1 | -1.11 | 11.79 | ||||
| Indiana | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 13.4 | 22.5 | -0.77 | 8.83 | ||||
| Iowa | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 9.4 | 19.2 | 0.30 | 8.70 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-01-01 | Rose Bowl | UCLA (5) | 14 | Michigan State (1) | 12 | Pasadena, CA |
1965 Conference Leaders