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 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 18.86 | 6.11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Michigan State | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 26.0 | 18.6 | 12.26 | 4.84 | 23 | 16 | 16 | |
| Illinois | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 24.4 | 20.5 | 9.13 | 5.38 | 11 | 5 | 25 | |
| Iowa | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 35.6 | 24.0 | 12.89 | 5.39 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 29.1 | 18.3 | 10.96 | 3.30 | 17 | 15 | ||
| Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 20.4 | 25.5 | 2.95 | 4.59 | ||||
| Indiana | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 27.4 | 19.8 | 4.88 | 1.63 | 20 | |||
| Northwestern | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 19.1 | 33.6 | -6.62 | 3.65 | ||||
| Purdue | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 16.1 | 30.6 | -3.92 | 7.99 | ||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 12.1 | 25.9 | -6.73 | 6.00 | ||||
6 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-01-01 | Gator Bowl | Michigan (12) | 35 | Mississippi (15) | 3 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1991-01-01 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Clemson (14) | 30 | Illinois (16) | 0 | Tampa, FL |
| 1991-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Washington (8) | 46 | Iowa (17) | 34 | Pasadena, CA |
| 1990-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Michigan State (22) | 17 | Southern California (21) | 16 | El Paso, TX |
| 1990-12-29 | Peach Bowl | Auburn | 27 | Indiana | 23 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1990-12-27 | Liberty Bowl | Air Force | 23 | Ohio State (24) | 11 | Memphis, TN |
1990 Conference Leaders