#1 Big Ten
UCLA
Conf 6-0 · Overall 9-0
89%
title game chance
Still to play
Opponents' record
18-9
Toughest road rank
12th of 18
Difficulty 63.9%
Big Ten title race: the road left, 2026
Remaining conference schedules for the Big Ten title race, with remaining strength of schedule and each game's win chance from the same projections as the standings page.
Remaining conference games
Toughest road left: Michigan, whose remaining conference opponents are 21-6.
Title-race contenders are the top four in the conference standings (including ties at that cutoff), plus any other team within one conference game of first place. Those teams are shown as cards; the rest of the conference is listed below. Estimated difficulty is for the same average-FBS team against only the conference games still to play, using current opponent strength and future venues. Ranks compare teams within this conference; 1 is toughest. Opponents' records are context, not the formula. Unranked means insufficient coverage or no remaining games. Individual game win chances below remain the existing race projections for the actual teams, not the common SOS reference team.
Title-race contenders
#2 Big Ten
Indiana
Conf 5-1 · Overall 8-1
50%
title game chance
Still to play
- Wk 11 vs USC · 64% win chance
- Wk 12 at Washington · 70% win chance
- Wk 13 vs Purdue · 83% win chance
Opponents' record
15-12
Toughest road rank
14th of 18
Difficulty 58.2%
#3 Big Ten
Oregon
Conf 4-2 · Overall 6-3
23%
title game chance
Still to play
- Wk 11 vs Michigan · 72% win chance
- Wk 12 at Michigan State · 73% win chance
- Wk 13 vs Washington · 73% win chance
Opponents' record
13-14
Toughest road rank
16th of 18
Difficulty 54.7%
#4 Big Ten
Ohio State
Conf 4-2 · Overall 6-3
11%
title game chance
Still to play
- Wk 11 vs Northwestern · 64% win chance
- Wk 12 at Nebraska · 55% win chance
- Wk 13 vs Michigan · 78% win chance
Opponents' record
16-11
Toughest road rank
10th of 18
Difficulty 67.1%
Rest of the conference
| Team | Still to play | Strength of schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa#5 · Conf 4-2 | 13Difficulty 61.5%Opponents 14-13 | |
| Wisconsin#6 · Conf 4-2 | 17Difficulty 50.6%Opponents 11-16 | |
| USC#7 · Conf 4-2 | 7Difficulty 68.3%Opponents 20-7 | |
| Illinois#8 · Conf 4-2 |
| 2Difficulty 81.0%Opponents 22-5 |
| Minnesota#9 · Conf 3-3 |
| 5Difficulty 74.2%Opponents 17-10 |
| Northwestern#10 · Conf 3-3 |
| 6Difficulty 69.3%Opponents 17-10 |
| Purdue#11 · Conf 2-4 | 3Difficulty 78.5%Opponents 21-6 | |
| Nebraska#12 · Conf 2-4 |
| 8Difficulty 68.3%Opponents 15-12 |
| Penn State#13 · Conf 2-4 | 18Difficulty 38.9%Opponents 10-17 | |
| Michigan#14 · Conf 2-4 |
| 1Difficulty 85.1%Opponents 21-6 |
| Washington#15 · Conf 2-4 |
| 4Difficulty 76.3%Opponents 17-10 |
| Michigan State#16 · Conf 1-5 |
| 15Difficulty 55.0%Opponents 13-14 |
| Rutgers#17 · Conf 1-5 |
| 11Difficulty 64.1%Opponents 13-14 |
| Maryland#18 · Conf 1-5 |
| 9Difficulty 67.9%Opponents 18-9 |