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1978 Big Ten Conference School Ratings

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Record: 51-55-7, .482 W-L% (10th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 4.79 (5th of 14) ▪ SOS: 5.81 (5th of 14)

Conference Champion: Michigan and Michigan State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Michigan and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue)

The SRS columns are SRS broken up into offensive and defensive components.
The Scoring columns are points per game adjusted for strength of opposition.
The Passing, Rushing, and Total columns are yards per attempt adjusted for strength of opposition.

10 Schools

SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
1 Michigan 7.58 13.67 21.25 34.77 5.58
2 Michigan State 12.17 6.22 18.39 40.40 13.18
3 Purdue 2.98 10.10 13.08 23.10 8.40
4 Ohio State 8.93 4.05 12.99 32.01 14.24
5 Indiana 4.04 -0.31 3.73 24.20 21.55
6 Wisconsin 2.46 1.18 3.64 23.09 23.01
7 Minnesota 2.17 -2.06 0.11 20.52 22.28
8 Iowa -4.67 -0.83 -5.50 15.26 21.34
9 Illinois -7.57 1.42 -6.15 12.50 21.90
10 Northwestern -7.77 -5.83 -13.60 12.39 35.07