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 |
| Ohio State | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 24.04 | 9.04 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Michigan | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 28.8 | 9.0 | 22.12 | 7.62 | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
| Northwestern | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 23.3 | 16.1 | 13.90 | 9.50 | 18 | |||
| Iowa | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 12.9 | 25.9 | 0.93 | 7.53 | ||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 9.09 | 8.89 | ||||
| Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 7.56 | 10.66 | ||||
| Minnesota | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 18.0 | 23.7 | 3.24 | 10.34 | ||||
| Purdue | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 8.94 | 11.34 | ||||
| Illinois | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 16.5 | 27.9 | 2.53 | 9.43 | ||||
| Indiana | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 10.2 | 30.0 | -8.55 | 7.25 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Stanford (12) | 27 | Ohio State (2) | 17 | Pasadena, CA |
1970 Conference Leaders