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Toughest Opponents: at Alabama, vs Illinois, vs Michigan, vs Ohio State, at Oregon
Regular Season Win Total: 5.5

1) Wisconsin Badgers

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Toughest Opponents: at Illinois, at Ohio State, vs Oregon, vs Penn State
Regular Season Win Total: 5.5

2) Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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Toughest Opponents: at Illinois, vs Michigan, at Notre Dame, at Oregon
Regular Season Win Total: 7.5

3) USC Trojans

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Toughest Opponents: at Illinois, at Michigan, vs Penn State, vs Texas
Regular Season Win Total: 10.5

4) Ohio State Buckeyes

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Toughest Opponents: vs Illinois, vs Michigan, at Notre Dame, at Ohio State
Regular Season Win Total: 3.5

5) Purdue Boilermakers

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Toughest Opponents: vs Illinois, at Michigan, vs Ohio State, at Oregon
Regular Season Win Total: 7.5

6) Washington Huskies

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Toughest Opponents: at Illinois, vs Michigan, vs Oregon, at Penn State
Regular Season Win Total: 3.5

7) Northwestern Wildcats

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Toughest Opponents: vs Illinois, at Oregon, at Penn State
Regular Season Win Total: 8.5

8) Indiana Hoosiers

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Toughest Opponents: at Ohio State, at Oregon
Regular Season Win Total: 6.5

9) Minnesota Golden Gophers

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Toughest Opponents: at Ohio State, vs Penn State
Regular Season Win Total: 5.5

10) UCLA Bruins

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Toughest Opponents: vs Oregon, at Ohio State, vs Indiana
Regular Season Win Total: 10.5

11) Penn State Nittany Lions

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Toughest Opponents: at Iowa State, vs Indiana, vs Penn State, vs Oregon
Regular Season Win Total: 7.5

12) Iowa Hawkeyes

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Toughest Opponents: vs Michigan, vs USC, at Penn State
Regular Season Win Total: 7.5

13) Nebraska Cornhuskers

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Toughest Opponents: at Oklahoma, at Nebraska, vs Ohio State
Regular Season Win Total: 9.5

14) Michigan Wolverines

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Toughest Opponents: vs Indiana, at Illinois, vs Michigan
Regular Season Win Total: 4.5

15) Maryland Terrapins

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Toughest Opponents: at Penn State, vs Indiana
Regular Season Win Total: 10.5

16) Oregon Ducks

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Toughest Opponents: at Indiana, vs Michigan, vs Penn State
Regular Season Win Total: 5.5

17) Michigan State Spartans

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Toughest Opponents: at Indiana, vs Ohio State
Regular Season Win Total: 8.5

18) Illinois Fighting Illini

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