Record*: 82-59, .582 W-L% (1st of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 73-59 by NCAA.
SRS: 5.88 (4th of 12) ▪ SOS: 3.42 (4th of 12)
Conference Champion: Iowa and Ohio State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | Iowa | 42 | @ | (12) Penn State | 35 | |
| 2 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | (14) Michigan | 45 | @ | Illinois | 28 | |
| 3 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | Michigan State | 39 | Northwestern | 24 | ||
| 4 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | (6) Ohio State | 45 | Indiana | 17 | ||
| 5 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | Purdue | 28 | Minnesota | 15 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 6 | Oct 3, 2002 | Thu | Minnesota | 31 | Illinois | 10 | ||
| 7 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | (24) Iowa | 31 | Purdue | 28 | ||
| 8 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | (5) Ohio State | 27 | @ | Northwestern | 16 | |
| 9 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | (20) Penn State | 34 | @ | (19) Wisconsin | 31 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 10 | Oct 10, 2002 | Thu | Minnesota | 45 | Northwestern | 42 | ||
| 11 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | Illinois | 38 | Purdue | 31 | ||
| 12 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | Indiana | 32 | (23) Wisconsin | 29 | ||
| 13 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | (17) Iowa | 44 | Michigan State | 16 | ||
| 14 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | (13) Michigan | 27 | (15) Penn State | 24 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 15 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | (15) Iowa | 24 | @ | Indiana | 8 | |
| 16 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | (11) Michigan | 23 | @ | Purdue | 21 | |
| 17 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | 28 | @ | Michigan State | 7 | |
| 18 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | (4) Ohio State | 19 | @ | Wisconsin | 14 | |
| 19 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | (20) Penn State | 49 | Northwestern | 0 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 20 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | Illinois | 45 | Indiana | 14 | ||
| 21 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | (13) Iowa | 34 | @ | (8) Michigan | 9 | |
| 22 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | (4) Ohio State | 13 | (18) Penn State | 7 | ||
| 23 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | Purdue | 42 | @ | Northwestern | 13 | |
| 24 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | Wisconsin | 42 | @ | Michigan State | 24 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 25 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | (9) Iowa | 20 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||
| 26 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | (15) Michigan | 49 | Michigan State | 3 | ||
| 27 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | Northwestern | 41 | Indiana | 37 | ||
| 28 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | (6) Ohio State | 34 | (23) Minnesota | 3 | ||
| 29 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | (20) Penn State | 18 | Illinois | 7 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 30 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | Illinois | 37 | @ | Wisconsin | 20 | |
| 31 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | (6) Iowa | 62 | Northwestern | 10 | ||
| 32 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | (13) Michigan | 41 | @ | Minnesota | 24 | |
| 33 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | Michigan State | 56 | @ | Indiana | 21 | |
| 34 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | (3) Ohio State | 10 | @ | Purdue | 6 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 35 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | (6) Iowa | 45 | @ | Minnesota | 21 | |
| 36 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | (12) Michigan | 21 | Wisconsin | 14 | ||
| 37 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | 23 | @ | Illinois | 16 | |
| 38 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | (16) Penn State | 58 | @ | Indiana | 25 | |
| 39 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | Purdue | 45 | @ | Michigan State | 42 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 40 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Illinois | 31 | @ | Northwestern | 24 | |
| 41 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | 14 | (12) Michigan | 9 | ||
| 42 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | (15) Penn State | 61 | Michigan State | 7 | ||
| 43 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Purdue | 34 | Indiana | 10 | ||
| 44 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Wisconsin | 49 | Minnesota | 31 |