Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Penn State | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 38.9 | 14.4 | 17.82 | 1.97 | 22 | 3 | 8 | |
| Ohio State | 10 | 3 | .769 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 27.6 | 13.9 | 13.94 | 3.87 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Michigan State | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 25.1 | 22.1 | 7.92 | 3.15 | 17 | 24 | ||
| Iowa | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 30.3 | 13.0 | 11.11 | 0.57 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Northwestern | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 24.4 | 20.2 | 4.82 | -0.11 | 22 | |||
| Minnesota | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 20 | |||
| Wisconsin | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 27.5 | 26.5 | 1.82 | 1.13 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Illinois | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 28.7 | 26.6 | 2.96 | 2.04 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Purdue | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 24.7 | 25.1 | -0.54 | 3.04 | ||||
| Michigan | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 20.3 | 28.9 | -4.66 | 3.00 | ||||
| Indiana | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 20.5 | 35.3 | -8.73 | 1.44 | ||||
7 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-05 | Fiesta Bowl | Texas (3) | 24 | Ohio State (10) | 21 | Glendale, AZ |
| 2009-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Southern California (5) | 38 | Penn State (6) | 24 | Pasadena, CA |
| 2009-01-01 | Capital One Bowl | Georgia (16) | 24 | Michigan State (19) | 12 | Orlando, FL |
| 2009-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Iowa | 31 | South Carolina | 10 | Tampa, FL |
| 2008-12-31 | Insight Bowl | Kansas | 42 | Minnesota | 21 | Glendale, AZ |
| 2008-12-29 | Alamo Bowl | Missouri (25) | 30 | Northwestern (22) | 23 | San Antonio, TX |
| 2008-12-27 | Champs Sports Bowl | Florida State | 42 | Wisconsin | 13 | Orlando, FL |
2008 Conference Leaders