Conference record book
Big Ten Conference Top 25 Games of the 2010s
The best games involving a Big Ten member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 90/100
- Overtime
- 4
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2016Week 132OT
Michigan at Ohio State
Michigan 27, Ohio State 30
Conference game
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
90
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Ohio State vs. Michigan (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2016Week 71OT
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 23
Conference game
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Wisconsin · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2017Week 9
Penn State at Ohio State
Penn State 38, Ohio State 39
Conference game
No. 2 Penn State vs. No. 6 Ohio State · 1-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Ohio State vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2015Week 14Neutral site
Michigan State vs. Iowa
Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Iowa vs. Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
- 2014GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICNeutral site
Michigan State vs. Baylor
Michigan State 42, Baylor 41
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Baylor · 1-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Baylor vs. Michigan State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
- 2013ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
Stanford vs. Michigan State
Stanford 20, Michigan State 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Michigan State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
- 2015Week 12
Michigan State at Ohio State
Michigan State 17, Ohio State 14
Conference game
No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Ohio State vs. Michigan State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2018Week 5
Ohio State at Penn State
Ohio State 27, Penn State 26
Conference game
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Penn State · 1-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Penn State vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2015Week 2
Oregon at Michigan State
Oregon 28, Michigan State 31
Nonconference
No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 5 Michigan State · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Michigan State vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2017Week 14Neutral site
Ohio State vs. Wisconsin
Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Wisconsin · 6-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2016Capital One Orange BowlNeutral site
Michigan vs. Florida State
Michigan 32, Florida State 33
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 10 Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Florida State vs. Michigan (Bowl Full Game)
- 2016Week 5
Wisconsin at Michigan
Wisconsin 7, Michigan 14
Conference game
No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 Michigan · 7-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Michigan vs. Wisconsin (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2018ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALNeutral site
Washington vs. Ohio State
Washington 23, Ohio State 28
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Washington vs. No. 5 Ohio State · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Ohio State vs. Washington (Bowl Full Game)
- 2010ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Arkansas
Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Arkansas · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2010 Arkansas vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2016Week 14Neutral site
Wisconsin vs. Penn State
Wisconsin 31, Penn State 38
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Penn State · 7-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Penn State vs. Wisconsin (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2017Week 2
Oklahoma at Ohio State
Oklahoma 31, Ohio State 16
Nonconference
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 15-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Ohio State vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2019Week 13
Penn State at Ohio State
Penn State 17, Ohio State 28
Conference game
No. 9 Penn State vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 11-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Ohio State vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.