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2010 Big Ten Conference Year Summary
Record*: 82-58, .586 W-L% (4th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 63-57 by NCAA.
SRS: 4.31 (5th of 12) ▪ SOS: 1.31 (5th of 12)
Conference Champion: Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Ohio State | 12 | 1 | .923 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 38.8 | 14.3 | 17.37 | 0.75 | W-L-T adjusted to 0-0 by NCAA. |
| Michigan State | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 29.5 | 22.3 | 9.91 | 1.29 | |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 41.5 | 20.5 | 14.02 | 0.64 | |
| Iowa | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 28.9 | 17.0 | 10.15 | 1.99 | |
| Illinois | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 32.5 | 23.5 | 7.77 | 1.47 | |
| Penn State | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 2.96 | 2.65 | W-L-T adjusted to 0-6 by NCAA. |
| Michigan | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 32.8 | 35.2 | 1.41 | 3.10 | |
| Northwestern | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 26.4 | 29.0 | -1.44 | -1.06 | |
| Purdue | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 19.7 | 28.8 | -5.18 | 1.23 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 23.2 | 33.0 | -5.06 | 3.53 | |
| Indiana | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 27.2 | 34.0 | -4.49 | -1.15 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 9/5 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Michigan State | 25 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Iowa | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 24 | |||
| Michigan | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
8 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-04 | Sugar Bowl | Ohio State | 31 | Arkansas | 26 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2011-01-01 | Capital One Bowl | Alabama | 49 | Michigan State | 7 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2011-01-01 | Gator Bowl | Mississippi State | 52 | Michigan | 14 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 2011-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Florida | 37 | Penn State | 24 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 2011-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Texas Christian | 21 | Wisconsin | 19 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 2011-01-01 | Ticket City Bowl | Texas Tech | 45 | Northwestern | 38 | Ticket City Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 2010-12-29 | Texas Bowl | Illinois | 38 | Baylor | 14 | Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 2010-12-28 | Insight Bowl | Iowa | 27 | Missouri | 24 | Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
Award Winners
| Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year: | Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue) |
| Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year: | Denard Robinson (Michigan) |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year: | Mark Dantonio (Michigan State) |
Conference Leaders
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