Big Ten football predictions: Projecting every team's 2026 record.
Big Ten football predictions: Projecting every team's 2026 record. We analyzed every Big Ten schedule to predict the final records for all 18 teams in the 2026 college football season.
College football is officially here, with Week 0 having kicked off on Saturday. In that, the first Big Ten team notched its first win, with USC having taken down San Jose State (the Trojans will have yet another game before most, with Fresno State coming to Los Angeles on Friday next week).
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- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Maryland Terrapins
- Michigan State Spartans
- Michigan Wolverines
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Oregon Ducks
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- UCLA Bruins
- USC Trojans
- Washington Huskies
- Wisconsin Badgers