Big Ten
1976-77
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1977-78
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1978-79
| Rank | Team | Record | Conf Record | Projected Record | Projected Conf Record | Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Pace |  | EPR |  | Conference EPR | 
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| 8 | Michigan St. | 25 - 5 | 15 - 3 | 25 - 5 | 15 - 3 | +14.4 | +7.6 | 10 | +6.8 | 10 | 68.5 | 209 | +15.6 | 7 | +15.9 | 1 | 
| 19 | Indiana | 21 - 8 | 12 - 6 | 21 - 8 | 12 - 6 | +11.2 | +3.0 | 66 | +8.2 | 4 | 65.0 | 233 | +11.9 | 15 | +10.9 | 3 | 
| 23 | Purdue | 16 - 11 | 11 - 7 | 16 - 11 | 11 - 7 | +9.7 | +3.5 | 57 | +6.1 | 15 | 79.0 | 108 | +9.1 | 33 | +9.6 | 5 | 
| 24 | Minnesota | 17 - 10 | 12 - 6 | 17 - 10 | 12 - 6 | +9.4 | +4.7 | 42 | +4.8 | 32 | 63.3 | 243 | +9.3 | 31 | +11.2 | 2 | 
| 31 | Michigan | 16 - 11 | 11 - 7 | 16 - 11 | 11 - 7 | +8.4 | +6.6 | 20 | +1.8 | 93 | 73.3 | 158 | +8.4 | 38 | +9.8 | 4 | 
| 48 | Ohio St. | 14 - 11 | 9 - 9 | 14 - 11 | 9 - 9 | +6.6 | +3.9 | 51 | +2.7 | 66 | 103.1 | 4 | +6.5 | 59 | +7.2 | 6 | 
| 69 | Iowa | 10 - 15 | 5 - 13 | 10 - 15 | 5 - 13 | +4.8 | +1.4 | 98 | +3.4 | 50 | 87.8 | 40 | +3.0 | 95 | +1.4 | 8 | 
| 73 | Illinois | 13 - 14 | 7 - 11 | 13 - 14 | 7 - 11 | +4.4 | +2.8 | 71 | +1.6 | 96 | 79.4 | 102 | +5.5 | 70 | +4.6 | 7 | 
| 112 | Wisconsin | 8 - 19 | 4 - 14 | 8 - 19 | 4 - 14 | +1.6 | +0.3 | 118 | +1.3 | 105 | 75.1 | 143 | +0.4 | 126 | +0.1 | 10 | 
| 125 | Northwestern | 7 - 19 | 4 - 14 | 7 - 19 | 4 - 14 | +0.5 | -1.0 | 146 | +1.5 | 101 | 89.0 | 34 | -0.4 | 132 | +0.3 | 9 |