Big Ten
1979-80
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1980-81
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1981-82
| Rank | Team | Record | Conf Record | Projected Record | Projected Conf Record | Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Pace |  | EPR |  | Conference EPR | 
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| 1 | Indiana | 26 - 9 | 14 - 4 | 26 - 9 | 14 - 4 | +19.5 | +9.1 | 3 | +10.4 | 2 | 62.5 | 241 | +15.8 | 8 | +17.0 | 1 | 
| 6 | Illinois | 20 - 8 | 12 - 6 | 20 - 8 | 12 - 6 | +15.2 | +8.2 | 10 | +7.0 | 17 | 75.9 | 91 | +14.3 | 13 | +14.1 | 3 | 
| 7 | Iowa | 20 - 7 | 13 - 5 | 20 - 7 | 13 - 5 | +15.2 | +6.7 | 16 | +8.5 | 7 | 73.1 | 126 | +14.9 | 9 | +15.8 | 2 | 
| 16 | Minnesota | 18 - 11 | 9 - 9 | 18 - 11 | 9 - 9 | +12.4 | +8.7 | 5 | +3.7 | 60 | 69.9 | 170 | +11.3 | 25 | +9.8 | 6 | 
| 30 | Michigan | 18 - 11 | 8 - 10 | 18 - 11 | 8 - 10 | +10.0 | +8.3 | 9 | +1.7 | 91 | 73.2 | 124 | +10.6 | 29 | +8.6 | 7 | 
| 33 | Purdue | 21 - 11 | 10 - 8 | 21 - 11 | 10 - 8 | +9.3 | +5.0 | 35 | +4.3 | 41 | 73.0 | 127 | +11.1 | 27 | +11.7 | 4 | 
| 37 | Ohio St. | 14 - 13 | 9 - 9 | 14 - 13 | 9 - 9 | +8.7 | +3.9 | 53 | +4.8 | 34 | 76.4 | 80 | +9.4 | 39 | +10.3 | 5 | 
| 56 | Michigan St. | 13 - 14 | 7 - 11 | 13 - 14 | 7 - 11 | +6.3 | +3.9 | 51 | +2.4 | 82 | 68.0 | 188 | +6.8 | 54 | +7.5 | 8 | 
| 78 | Wisconsin | 9 - 16 | 5 - 13 | 9 - 16 | 5 - 13 | +4.0 | +0.2 | 130 | +3.8 | 58 | 67.2 | 199 | +3.9 | 84 | +4.5 | 9 | 
| 126 | Northwestern | 7 - 18 | 3 - 15 | 7 - 18 | 3 - 15 | +0.2 | -0.2 | 139 | +0.4 | 113 | 72.5 | 135 | +2.7 | 96 | +1.1 | 10 |