Big Ten Rankings: 2020 CFN Five Year College Football Program Analysis

In the 2020 CFN Five-Year College Football Program Analysis, where do all the Big Ten teams rank?

In the 2020 CFN Five-Year College Football Program Analysis, where do all the Big Ten teams rank?


It’s our annual look at where all the college football programs rank with a five-year snapshot looking at attendance, players drafted, APR, and wins, wins, wins.

How do all of the Big Ten college football programs stack up over the last five seasons?

Which college football programs are doing the best jobs overall, which once have all the advantages, and most of all, who’s winning?

How are the rankings determined? Click here for all of the category descriptions.

Five-Year Program Analysis Categories, Rankings
2019 5-Year Program Analysis Rankings 1-130
FBS Wins | Attendance | Quality Wins
Elite Wins | Bad Losses | Bad Wins | Elite Losses
Conference Win % | APR | NFL Draft
Ranking Categories Explained

[jwplayer zttcjcuk]

Contact @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

14 Rutgers 27.83

2020 National Ranking: 116
2019 National Ranking: 109
2018 National Ranking: 100
2017 National Ranking: 84

13 Illinois 34.95

2020 National Ranking: 106
2019 National Ranking: 101
2018 National Ranking: 102
2017 National Ranking: 95

12 Maryland 48.35

2020 National Ranking: 86
2019 National Ranking: 79
2018 National Ranking: 73
2017 National Ranking: 81

[lawrence-related id=515095]

11 Purdue 49.94

2020 National Ranking: 83
2019 National Ranking: 86
2018 National Ranking: 97
2017 National Ranking: 111

10 Indiana 57.25

2020 National Ranking: 67
2019 National Ranking: 81
2018 National Ranking: 76
2017 National Ranking: 83

2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis: Rankings 1-130

9 Nebraska 66.16

2020 National Ranking: 52
2019 National Ranking: 43
2018 National Ranking: 36
2017 National Ranking: 23

8 Northwestern 74.27

2020 National Ranking: 40
2019 National Ranking: 30
2018 National Ranking: 48
2017 National Ranking: 54


2020 Big Ten Team Previews, 5 Things To Know
East Indiana | Maryland | Michigan
Michigan State | Ohio State | Penn State | Rutgers
West Illinois | Iowa | Minnesota
Nebraska | Northwestern | Purdue | Wisconsin
CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews


7 Minnesota 75.02

2020 National Ranking: 37
2019 National Ranking: 50
2018 National Ranking: 49
2017 National Ranking: 52

6 Michigan State 89.89

2020 National Ranking: 20
2019 National Ranking: 16
2018 National Ranking: 10
2017 National Ranking: 9

2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis: Rankings 1-130

5 Iowa 99.53

2020 National Ranking: 17
2019 National Ranking: 26
2018 National Ranking: 32
2017 National Ranking: 46

4 Wisconsin 113.94

2020 National Ranking: 10
2019 National Ranking: 7
2018 National Ranking: 8
2017 National Ranking: 16

3 Michigan 120.19

2020 National Ranking: 8
2019 National Ranking: 14
2018 National Ranking: 18
2017 National Ranking: 18

[lawrence-related id=516565]

2 Penn State 121.08

2020 National Ranking: 7
2019 National Ranking: 10
2018 National Ranking: 14
2017 National Ranking: 22

1 Ohio State 171.26

2020 National Ranking: 3
2019 National Ranking: 2
2018 National Ranking: 2
2017 National Ranking: 2

CFN Program Analysis Ranking Categories

[protected-iframe id=”361699434b6d70baf15f631ed2408ac1-97672683-92922408″ info=”https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js” ]