Big Ten | Football | 2025 Standings
Week 10 of the 2025 college football season features six games. The conference slate begins with two Saturday noon ET matchups. Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon, UCLA, Washington and Wisconsin will all enjoy byes this week, with the complete schedule appearing to the right.
- Eight of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are mentioned in this week’s AP or US LBM Coaches Polls, announced on Sunday. The AP poll includes No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 6 Oregon, No. 21 Michigan and No. 23 USC with Washington, Iowa and Illinois receiving votes. At No. 1, Ohio State leads eight Big Ten teams in the coaches’ poll (No. 2 Indiana, No. 6 Oregon, and No. 21 Michigan); Iowa, USC, Washington and Nebraska also received recognition.
- Two Big Ten teams remain undefeated through nine weeks of the 2025 season. Indiana and Ohio State rank among the six NCAA FBS teams sporting perfect records entering week 10.
- The Big Ten announced its Football Players of the Week, presented by IFS.ai on Monday. Michigan’s Justice Haynes and Washington’s Denzel Boston were named Co-Offensive Players of the Week.
- Haynes tallied 152 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries to help the Wolverines defeat in-state rival Michigan State. To beat No. 23 Illinois 42-25, Washington relied on Boston’s playmaking as he set new career highs with 10 receptions and 153 receiving yards and became the first Husky to record a passing and receiving touchdown in the same game since 2016.
- Michigan’s Jimmy Rolder earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after recovering a fumble in the first quarter and finishing with a career-high 10 tackles, including one sack, to help the Wolverines beat the Spartans.
- Nebraska’s Kenneth Williams and Rutgers’ Jai Patel claimed Co-Special Teams Players of the Week plaudits. Williams opened the second half with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to give Nebraska a 14-6 lead. Against Purdue, Patel hit both the game-tying and game-winning field goals to give Rutgers its first Big Ten win this season.
- Seven Big Ten teams rank among the top 25 nationally in Relative Scoring Offense, the statistic most closely correlated with winning over the last ten years. Indiana leads the nation and the conference (180.95%), followed by USC at No. 2 (156.25%), No. 5 Ohio State (152.60%), No. 8 Oregon (181.49%), No. 11 Washington (146.85%), No. 21 Illinois (162.27%) and No. 25 Nebraska (153.01%).
- The Big Ten has the most wins against above .500 teams of any A4 conference with 36. The conference winning percentage of 42.35% only trails the Big 12 (44.78%), who have 18 fewer games against above .500 opponents and a 30-37 record.
- Ohio State currently holds the longest win streak in the country with 11 consecutive wins, the fourth 10-plus game winning streak for Ryan Day with 16 consecutive wins (2018-19), 12 consecutive (2021-22) and 11 consecutive twice (2025 and 2023).
- Six Big Ten teams rank within the top 15 of the NCAA in total defense entering week 10. Ohio State is the NCAA leader with 216.9 yards per game, followed by Iowa (2nd, 234.9 yards per game), Oregon (5th, 239.1), Indiana (7th, 242.8), Nebraska (12th, 284.0) and Minnesota (15th, 292.1). The Big Ten also paces A4 conferences with seven teams in the top 20 in scoring defense, four of the top five teams in passing yards allowed per game, and special teams touchdowns (14; five more than the next closest conference).
- Four Big Ten players rank within the top 10 in the country in solo tackles, the most of any conference. Maryland’s Daniel Wingate leads the Big Ten and is second in the country with 6.29 tackles per game.
- The 2025 Discover Big Ten Championship Game will be held on Saturday, December 6, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and will be broadcast by FOX. The winner will represent the conference as the Automatic Qualifier (AQ) to the College Football Playoff.
