To make a season really special, a college football team has to first dominate its own conference. In the case of Ohio State, it has been the king of the Big Ten for years now. Michigan may have found a way to finally, mercifully, beat the Buckeyes last season, but who really thinks the Wolverines have staying power when stacked up against Ryan Day and OSU going forward (besides TTUN fans that is).
We know Ohio State has generally owned the Big Ten over the last decade with another team sprinkled in here or there like a fine recipe of success colored scarlet and gray. But what other conference teams have been in the same stratosphere as OSU over the past decade when it comes to winning games. Does any team come close? Which program is second, third, and who is bringing up the rear?
Here’s a ranking of total wins over the last decade by Big Ten football programs from No. 14 all the way down to No. 1.
No. 14 – Illinois Fighting Illini
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