Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Penn State | 11 | 3 | .786 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 37.6 | 25.4 | 15.72 | 5.44 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Ohio State | 11 | 2 | .846 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 39.4 | 15.5 | 18.82 | 6.59 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Michigan | 10 | 3 | .769 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 40.3 | 14.1 | 17.56 | 4.79 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| Indiana | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 25.8 | 27.2 | 1.38 | 2.69 | ||||
| Maryland | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 25.8 | 29.5 | 0.07 | 1.60 | ||||
| Michigan State | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 24.1 | 27.8 | -1.79 | 4.29 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Rutgers | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 15.7 | 37.5 | -6.97 | 4.95 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 3 | .786 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 28.4 | 15.6 | 15.30 | 5.30 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Nebraska | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 26.5 | 23.9 | 7.55 | 2.94 | 7 | |||
| Iowa | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 24.9 | 18.8 | 6.81 | 2.11 | 17 | 13 | ||
| Minnesota | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 29.3 | 22.1 | 8.65 | 1.65 | ||||
| Northwestern | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 26.0 | 22.2 | 5.46 | 3.07 | ||||
| Illinois | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 19.7 | 31.9 | -7.75 | 3.75 | ||||
| Purdue | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 24.6 | 38.3 | -8.96 | 1.29 | ||||
10 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Gametime | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-02 | 5:00 PM | Rose Bowl | Southern California (9) | 52 | Penn State (5) | 49 | Pasadena, CA |
| 2017-01-02 | 1:00 PM | Cotton Bowl | Wisconsin (8) | 24 | Western Michigan (12) | 16 | AT&T Stadium - Arlington, Texas |
| 2017-01-02 | 1:00 PM | Outback Bowl | Florida (20) | 30 | Iowa (21) | 3 | Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida |
| 2016-12-31 | 7:00 PM | Fiesta Bowl | Clemson (3) | 31 | Ohio State (2) | 0 | University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Arizona |
| 2016-12-30 | 8:00 PM | Orange Bowl | Florida State (10) | 33 | Michigan (6) | 32 | Hard Rock Stadium - Miami Gardens, Florida |
| 2016-12-30 | 3:30 PM | Music City Bowl | Tennessee | 38 | Nebraska (24) | 24 | Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2016-12-28 | 8:30 PM | Foster Farms Bowl | Utah | 26 | Indiana | 24 | Levi's Stadium - Santa Clara, California |
| 2016-12-28 | 2:00 PM | Pinstripe Bowl | Northwestern | 31 | Pittsburgh (22) | 24 | Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York |
| 2016-12-27 | 7:00 PM | Holiday Bowl | Minnesota | 17 | Washington State | 12 | Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, California |
| 2016-12-26 | 2:30 PM | Quick Lane Bowl | Boston College | 36 | Maryland | 30 | Ford Field - Detroit, Michigan |
2016 Conference Leaders