The final week of the 2023 college football regular season is upon us, but before we look towards Week 13, let’s take a quick look back at Week 12 in the Big Ten.
Starting at the top of the Big Ten, Ohio State dominated Minnesota ahead of The Game against Michigan this upcoming weekend 37-3, while the Wolverines struggled with Maryland before pulling out a 31-24 win to improve to 11-0 on the season. The Buckeyes and Wolverines enter the week undefeated, making this another highly anticipated matchup in the historic rivalry.
Penn State picked up win No. 9 with a 27-6 victory over Rutgers. It was another dominant defensive effort for the Scarlet Knights. Elsewhere in the Big Ten East, Michigan State defeated Indiana 24-21.
In the Big Ten West, Iowa eeked out a close win over Illinois with a 15-13 victory in Champaign. The win clinched the Big Ten West title for the Hawkeyes. Northwestern achieved bowl eligibility with a 23-15 win over Purdue, and of course, the Huskers fell to Wisconsin 24-17.
| HOME | HOME SCORE | AWAY | AWAY SCORE |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | 37 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 3 |
| Maryland Terrapins | 24 | Michigan Wolverines | 31 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | 27 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 6 |
| Indiana Hoosiers | 21 | Michigan State Spartans | 24 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | 15 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 13 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | 15 | Michigan Wolverines | 24 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 23 | Purdue Boilermakers | 15 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 17 |
With the scores out of the way, here is how the Big Ten standings look after week 12, which players took home the conference’s weekly awards, how ESPN’s FPI views each program in the conference, how the conference’s quarterbacks stack up in terms of QBR and look ahead to the schedule for Week 13