Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Penn State | 11 | 1 | .917 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 34.4 | 17.0 | 20.41 | 6.91 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Ohio State | 10 | 2 | .833 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 32.7 | 15.3 | 22.97 | 8.89 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 3 | .769 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 34.3 | 23.8 | 11.81 | 4.19 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Iowa | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 11.30 | 5.05 | 11 | 8 | ||
| Michigan | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 28.8 | 20.3 | 14.86 | 9.36 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Northwestern | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 32.3 | 33.9 | 9.27 | 8.44 | 21 | |||
| Minnesota | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 35.8 | 29.0 | 11.31 | 6.81 | 18 | |||
| Purdue | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 30.0 | 28.1 | 7.13 | 6.68 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Michigan State | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 33.8 | 28.7 | 8.32 | 6.32 | 11 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 22.5 | 32.8 | -3.50 | 4.68 | ||||
| Illinois | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 17.0 | 39.5 | -7.54 | 7.37 | ||||
7 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-03 | Orange Bowl | Penn State | 26 | Florida State | 23 | Miami, FL |
| 2006-01-02 | Capital One Bowl | Wisconsin | 24 | Auburn | 10 | Orlando, FL |
| 2006-01-02 | Fiesta Bowl | Ohio State | 34 | Notre Dame | 20 | Tempe, AZ |
| 2006-01-02 | Outback Bowl | Florida | 31 | Iowa | 24 | Tampa, FL |
| 2005-12-30 | Music City Bowl | Virginia | 34 | Minnesota | 31 | Nashville, TN |
| 2005-12-30 | Sun Bowl | UCLA | 50 | Northwestern | 38 | El Paso, TX |
| 2005-12-28 | Alamo Bowl | Nebraska | 32 | Michigan | 28 | San Antonio, TX |
2005 Conference Leaders