How close is your team to clinching a spot in the Conference Championship playoff game? A Winning Magic Number is the number of conference games a team must win to guarantee winning a given finishing spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team standings page.
| Record Rcrd | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | GPi Games Played 9 game season | 1* Conference Championship Game Participant | 2* Conference Championship Game Participant | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 5 | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 
| Ohio St. | 4 | 0 | 4 | DNCD | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ^ | 
| Iowa | 4 | 1 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ^ | 
| Oregon | 4 | 1 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ^ | 
| Michigan | 4 | 1 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ^ | 
| USC | 3 | 1 | 4 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| NorthwesternN. Western | 3 | 2 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| UCLA | 3 | 2 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| Illinois | 2 | 3 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 
| Maryland | 1 | 3 | 4 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 
| Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 5 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 
| Penn St. | 0 | 4 | 4 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 
| Wisconsin | 0 | 5 | 5 | X | X | X | X | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 0 | 
| Purdue | 0 | 5 | 5 | X | X | X | X | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 0 | 
| Michigan St. | 0 | 5 | 5 | X | X | X | X | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 4 | 0 |