1981 Big Ten Conference

Official conference champion is recorded from regular-season standings.

Champion

Iowa, Ohio State

Official co-champions from curated conference records.

Members

10

No membership change note recorded for this season

Standings confidence

official

Derived from 44 completed conference games.

Coverage

100%

Championship game: No

Season Summary

Champion, format, and season context above the fold for direct standings intent.

Champion

Iowa, Ohio State

Official champion record

Title game

No

Not applicable

Format

Single table

Official conference champion is recorded from regular-season standings.

Data source

Official

Final poll ranks appear in the standings table when present.

Final Standings

Conference standings context with official champion data for the selected season.

Official

Derived from 44 completed conference games.

RankTeamConferenceWin %OverallPFPA+/-Notes
1
IowaChampionCo-champion
6-275.08-421892126AP #18
2
Ohio StateChampionCo-champion
6-275.09-3271157114AP #15
36-366.77-426424816
46-366.79-3276125151AP #12
56-366.77-521315063
64-544.45-624622224
74-544.46-5213235-22
83-633.33-8137251-114
93-633.35-6200208-8
100-90.00-1175425-350

Structure And Tiebreaks

Season-specific qualification and confidence-aware tiebreak summary.

Season format

Structure
Official conference champion is recorded from regular-season standings.
Divisions
No
Championship game
No

Tiebreak summary

Official

Champion data is sourced from curated conference championship records.

  1. Iowa, Ohio State were recorded as co-champions.

Official co-champions from curated conference records.

Teams In Conference

Programs with membership segments covering this season.

Illinois

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Indiana

Membership span: 1900-Present

127 seasons tracked1 title in the conference
Iowa

Membership span: 1900-Present

127 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Michigan

Membership span: 1896-Present

121 seasons tracked3 titles in the conference
Michigan State

Membership span: 1953-Present

74 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Minnesota

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked4 titles in the conference
Northwestern

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Ohio State

Membership span: 1922-Present

105 seasons tracked6 titles in the conference
Purdue

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Wisconsin

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference

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Quick Answers

1981 Big Ten Conference quick answers

Champion

Iowa, Ohio State

Member teams
10
Standings confidence
official
Championship game
No