LIVE BIG TEN FOOTBALL ANALYTICS

The lead number behind everything. B1G+A rates every FBS team in points better or worse than an average team, fit from every 2026 FBS final (game results and box-score efficiency). It is blended with ESPN FPI, and FPI's share shrinks as the season goes (70% FPI in Week 7, floor of 50% from Week 11).

When big news breaks (a QB ruled out, an injury, a press-conference update), B1G+A adjusts that team's rating, and the playoff odds, bowl spots, win chances and power ratings move with it. Usually within the hour. See the UCLA example above.

Plain-English notes on what feeds what, the version history and the freeze rule: once a weekly ranking or report is published, it is not changed.

Every FBS game, Big Ten first. B1G+A win chance after every play, plus the B1G+A 4th-down call (go for it, kick or punt). The live model was trained on about 1.45 million plays and tested on the full 2025 season it never saw. Tap a game for the full breakdown.

Each game gets a play-by-play win-chance chart (ESPN's line shown faint for comparison), the biggest swing plays, every 4th down graded against B1G+A, and a live box score.

Every Big Ten 4th down this season, graded on the decision (not how the play turned out): what going for it, kicking or punting was worth in win chance, so you can see which coaches make the best calls.

Every score from ESPN's public scoreboard, with B1G, All FBS and Top 25 views. These finals are what every B1G+A pick is graded against.

Big Ten standings, team stat tables with national and conference ranks, player leaders, the B1G+ Awards and the in-season All-B1G+ teams.

Weekly stat sheets, ranks, leaders and game-by-game breakdowns for every team, built from ESPN box scores. Browse any week.

The B1G+A Top 25 next to the AP and Coaches polls and the CFP committee rankings once they come out. The B1G+A ballot is résumé-first and uses no preseason polls.

Every FBS team ranked by the B1G+A rating, with record, strength of record, quality wins and head-to-head, plus the B1G Power Rankings card for all 18 Big Ten teams.

B1G+A plays out the rest of the season 40,000 times, including conference title games and the 12-team format, to get every team's playoff and title odds, a projected bracket and each contender's path to the field. ESPN FPI's playoff odds shown for comparison.

Projected bowl, projected record and chance of 6+ wins for every Big Ten team, from the same B1G+A season sim and bracket.

Every Big Ten game gets a B1G+A projected score and win chance, posted before kickoff, with ESPN FPI's win chance next to it and betting lines from named sportsbooks (DraftKings via ESPN, with FanDuel, BetMGM or Caesars where listed). Pick cards post on X.

The honest receipts: every pick graded straight up, against the spread and on the over/under, hits and misses alike, plus how the live win-chance model tested against ESPN on 2025 plays.

Every past week of B1G+A projections next to the final score.

Grades for every Big Ten team's week.

B1G+A picks Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week from the data on Sunday, a day before the Big Ten announces. Then it shows the B1G+A pick next to the official winner and keeps a running match count.

Reported 2026 roster budgets (The Athletic's estimates) set against records and AP rank. Shows which programs are beating their payroll and which are trailing it, plus a coach-pay value list: what each coach is paid compared with his win % at his school.

A fan-voted, 12-team all-time college football playoff. Vote on the site and in polls on X. The champion is crowned the night of Selection Sunday (Sun, Dec 6).

When each B1G+A product posts on X and this site, day by day: Monday receipts, Wednesday path-to-the-CFP cards, Saturday live coverage, Sunday Top 25, CFP, bowls, report card, power rankings and awards.

Browse the 2026 season week by week: results, stats snapshot, rankings and reports for each week.

Where every B1G+A card drops first: picks, live game updates, polls and breaking-news analysis, usually within the hour of the news.