ESPN predicts all 18 Big Ten football teams' win-loss records in 2026

In total, there are three Big Ten football teams projected to win at least 10 games in 2026.

ESPN recently projected all 18 Big Ten teams' win-loss records, and no team is projected to finish with fewer than four wins this season.

That's great news for a few struggling programs, but there are still plenty of those. That said, seven teams are on the verge of not qualifying for a bowl game.

In order to come up with these projections, ESPN accounts for results to date and FPI-based projections for remaining scheduled games (and potential conference championship games).

NOTE: Each win-loss record may not sum to a whole number because of differing number of games played in each simulation.

Big Ten football projected win-loss records in 2026, according to ESPN

1. Ohio State Buckeyes: 10.2-2.4
2. Oregon Ducks: 10.2-2.3
3. Indiana Hoosiers: 10.1-2.3
4. Penn State Nittany Lions: 9.0-3.2
5. USC Trojans: 8.2-3.9
6. Michigan Wolverines: 7.8-4.3
7. Iowa Hawkeyes: 7.6-4.4
8. Washington Huskies: 7.0-5.0
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers: 6.7-5.3
10. Illinois Fighting Illini: 6.7-5.3
11. Wisconsin Badgers: 6.5-5.5
12. Maryland Terrapins: 5.4-6.6
13. Minnesota Golden Gophers: 5.3-6.7
14. Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 5.1-6.9
15. UCLA Bruins: 5.1-6.9
16. Northwestern Wildcats: 4.9-7.1
17. Michigan State Spartans: 4.6-7.4
18. Purdue Boilermakers: 4.3-7.7

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