Mark and Andrew had articles last week about getting to know one of the teams in the BigTen, Illinois. (https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2024/4/12/24127914/big-ten-newcomer-q-a-illinois-fighting-illini-uw-football and https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2024/4/12/24128205/better-know-a-b1g-when-the-other-juice-was-loose)
Another way to look at the teams in the BigTen is to compare some advanced-type stats between those teams and UW.
Composite Ranking Comparison
Let’s start first by looking at the final ranking in the Massey Composite (https://masseyratings.com/ranks) over the last 9 years.
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As you can see, Illinois has only finished in the top 60 once in the past 9 years: 2022.