Big Ten
1986-87
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1987-88
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1988-89
| Rank | Team | Record | Conf Record | Projected Record | Projected Conf Record | Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Pace |  | EPR |  | Conference EPR | 
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| 5 | Purdue | 29 - 4 | 16 - 2 | 29 - 4 | 16 - 2 | +19.1 | +12.3 | 4 | +6.8 | 15 | 73.7 | 121 | +21.1 | 4 | +23.8 | 1 | 
| 7 | Michigan | 25 - 8 | 13 - 5 | 25 - 8 | 13 - 5 | +18.2 | +10.4 | 13 | +7.8 | 10 | 81.7 | 45 | +16.5 | 8 | +16.5 | 2 | 
| 9 | Iowa | 24 - 10 | 12 - 6 | 24 - 10 | 12 - 6 | +17.6 | +14.2 | 2 | +3.4 | 67 | 87.7 | 21 | +15.0 | 13 | +14.6 | 4 | 
| 10 | Illinois | 23 - 10 | 12 - 6 | 23 - 10 | 12 - 6 | +17.3 | +6.5 | 37 | +10.8 | 2 | 82.3 | 42 | +14.7 | 14 | +14.6 | 3 | 
| 18 | Indiana | 19 - 10 | 11 - 7 | 19 - 10 | 11 - 7 | +13.7 | +8.4 | 19 | +5.3 | 36 | 70.5 | 158 | +12.6 | 23 | +13.3 | 5 | 
| 56 | Ohio St. | 19 - 13 | 9 - 9 | 19 - 13 | 9 - 9 | +7.4 | +2.6 | 86 | +4.8 | 44 | 75.9 | 95 | +9.9 | 39 | +10.6 | 6 | 
| 101 | Michigan St. | 10 - 18 | 5 - 13 | 10 - 18 | 5 - 13 | +3.0 | +0.9 | 117 | +2.1 | 89 | 67.5 | 202 | +1.9 | 112 | +3.5 | 8 | 
| 103 | Minnesota | 10 - 18 | 4 - 14 | 10 - 18 | 4 - 14 | +2.9 | +4.1 | 62 | -1.2 | 172 | 68.0 | 198 | +0.9 | 126 | +1.2 | 9 | 
| 109 | Wisconsin | 12 - 16 | 6 - 12 | 12 - 16 | 6 - 12 | +2.0 | +0.1 | 132 | +1.9 | 99 | 67.9 | 199 | +3.8 | 97 | +5.7 | 7 | 
| 148 | Northwestern | 6 - 20 | 2 - 16 | 6 - 20 | 2 - 16 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 168 | +0.3 | 131 | 63.3 | 255 | -1.7 | 166 | -3.4 | 10 |