Sometimes we get a little slow, but now that we've reached the end of the nonconference part of the schedule and begin conference play, it's time to for the CN team to lay down where we think the conference lays.
| Overall Rank | Prev | David | Cheese and corn | Jon | Husker Mike | Brian | Andy | Ranchbabe | Greg | Salt | Patrick | Keith | Pat G | Total Points | |
| Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
| Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 45 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 50 |
| Michigan | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 59 |
| Iowa | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 80 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 84 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 87 |
| Indiana | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 106 |
| Penn State | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 113 |
| Illinois | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 125 |
| Maryland | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 150 |
| Purdue | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 153 |
| Rutgers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 161 |