Did the Illini make a deal with the devil that allowed them to sneak into the Rose Bowl in 2007 then destroy their football program for the next century? The rest of the West division is improving, but under Lovie Smith the Illini seem stagnant. Sadly their best chance of a B1G win could be at Rutger on October 6.
13. Rutger (4-8, 3-6)
Congrats on not starting in last, Rutger! Chris Ash’s crew had a strange 2017 in which they had 3 Big Ten wins (including a 14-12 barn burner over Purdue) yet still finished 4-8 thanks to an early loss to Eastern Michigan.