Big Ten
1985-86
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1986-87
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1987-88
| Rank | Team | Record | Conf Record | Projected Record | Projected Conf Record | Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Pace |  | EPR |  | Conference EPR | 
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| 3 | Iowa | 28 - 5 | 14 - 4 | 28 - 5 | 14 - 4 | +17.8 | +11.6 | 5 | +6.2 | 25 | 82.1 | 47 | +19.6 | 4 | +18.2 | 3 | 
| 4 | Indiana | 30 - 4 | 15 - 3 | 30 - 4 | 15 - 3 | +17.4 | +11.0 | 6 | +6.4 | 20 | 73.7 | 114 | +22.0 | 2 | +20.5 | 2 | 
| 7 | Illinois | 23 - 8 | 13 - 5 | 23 - 8 | 13 - 5 | +16.1 | +8.5 | 19 | +7.6 | 8 | 72.6 | 123 | +15.8 | 11 | +16.5 | 4 | 
| 10 | Purdue | 24 - 5 | 15 - 3 | 24 - 5 | 15 - 3 | +15.4 | +9.0 | 12 | +6.4 | 21 | 74.5 | 99 | +19.1 | 5 | +20.9 | 1 | 
| 16 | Michigan | 18 - 12 | 10 - 8 | 18 - 12 | 10 - 8 | +12.9 | +10.3 | 8 | +2.5 | 84 | 81.5 | 53 | +10.7 | 32 | +11.6 | 5 | 
| 20 | Ohio St. | 19 - 13 | 9 - 9 | 19 - 13 | 9 - 9 | +12.2 | +8.9 | 15 | +3.3 | 63 | 80.7 | 56 | +10.7 | 31 | +10.0 | 6 | 
| 70 | Michigan St. | 11 - 17 | 6 - 12 | 11 - 17 | 6 - 12 | +5.7 | +8.1 | 21 | -2.4 | 200 | 64.5 | 230 | +3.8 | 91 | +5.4 | 7 | 
| 84 | Wisconsin | 11 - 17 | 4 - 14 | 11 - 17 | 4 - 14 | +4.4 | +1.7 | 106 | +2.8 | 75 | 66.9 | 194 | +4.0 | 89 | +1.0 | 8 | 
| 134 | Minnesota | 7 - 19 | 2 - 16 | 7 - 19 | 2 - 16 | +0.2 | +1.6 | 107 | -1.4 | 177 | 64.8 | 224 | -0.8 | 151 | -4.2 | 10 | 
| 209 | Northwestern | 5 - 20 | 2 - 16 | 5 - 20 | 2 - 16 | -4.6 | -6.8 | 264 | +2.2 | 91 | 71.4 | 145 | -1.8 | 169 | -2.6 | 9 |