Big Ten · B1G+A advanced report
MONEY DOWN RANKINGS
3rd- and 4th-down conversion rates for and against, from public box scores.
Weeks 1–7 (Aug 29 – Oct 17) · 85 games, 117 Big Ten team-games · public play-by-play feeds · built Oct 18, 2:51 PM CT
OFFENSE
sorted by 3rd-down conversion % · through Week 7| # | Team | G | 3rd-down conversion % | 4th-down conversion % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  USC | 7 | 51.2 (1) | 75.0 (T-1) |
| 2 |  Nebraska | 7 | 50.5 (2) | 46.2 (T-14) |
| 3 |  UCLA | 6 | 48.8 (3) | 16.7 (18) |
| 4 |  Indiana | 7 | 46.2 (4) | 54.5 (11) |
| 5 |  Illinois | 6 | 44.8 (5) | 41.7 (16) |
| 6 |  Ohio State | 7 | 44.3 (6) | 75.0 (T-1) |
| 7 |  Purdue | 7 | 43.8 (7) | 46.2 (T-14) |
| 8 |  Northwestern | 6 | 43.5 (8) | 66.7 (T-5) |
| 9 |  Wisconsin | 6 | 42.3 (9) | 66.7 (T-5) |
| 10 |  Rutgers | 6 | 41.9 (10) | 63.2 (8) |
| 11 |  Michigan | 6 | 40.8 (11) | 71.4 (4) |
| 12 |  Michigan State | 7 | 40.2 (12) | 55.6 (10) |
| 13 |  Iowa | 6 | 39.4 (13) | 20.0 (17) |
| 14 |  Minnesota | 6 | 37.3 (14) | 62.5 (9) |
| 15 |  Oregon | 6 | 37.0 (15) | 46.7 (13) |
| 16 |  Penn State | 7 | 36.2 (16) | 75.0 (T-1) |
| 17 |  Maryland | 7 | 33.7 (17) | 53.3 (12) |
| 18 |  Washington | 7 | 33.3 (18) | 66.7 (T-5) |
DEFENSE
sorted by opp. 3rd-down conversion % · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Opp. 3rd-down conversion % | Opp. 4th-down conversion % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 19.3 (1) | 76.9 (17) |
| 2 | Oregon | 6 | 25.9 (2) | 63.6 (T-12) |
| 3 | UCLA | 6 | 26.6 (3) | 33.3 (2) |
| 4 | Penn State | 7 | 28.7 (4) | 80.0 (18) |
| 5 | Minnesota | 6 | 30.9 (5) | 57.1 (10) |
| 6 | Washington | 7 | 31.5 (6) | 36.4 (4) |
| 7 | USC | 7 | 32.1 (7) | 76.5 (16) |
| 8 | Michigan | 6 | 32.5 (8) | 50.0 (T-8) |
| 9 | Indiana | 7 | 33.7 (9) | 41.2 (6) |
| 10 | Iowa | 6 | 33.7 (10) | 50.0 (T-8) |
| 11 | Rutgers | 6 | 37.3 (11) | 75.0 (15) |
| 12 | Northwestern | 6 | 37.8 (12) | 61.1 (11) |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 6 | 38.0 (13) | 35.7 (3) |
| 14 | Ohio State | 7 | 38.4 (14) | 25.0 (1) |
| 15 | Michigan State | 7 | 42.0 (15) | 45.5 (7) |
| 16 | Maryland | 7 | 42.4 (16) | 63.6 (T-12) |
| 17 | Illinois | 6 | 44.7 (17) | 69.2 (14) |
| 18 | Purdue | 7 | 48.7 (18) | 40.0 (5) |
How B1G+A counts it. Values are public box-score 3rd-down and 4th-down efficiency, summed over every game. Rank in parentheses is among Big Ten teams with a published value.
Source: public feeds game summaries (play-by-play drives plus box score) for every final game involving a Big Ten team, Aug 29 – Oct 17. Every game is checked against the box score in the same feed: punts 170/170; punt yds 170/170; punt in20 168/170; punt tb 170/170; net n 170/170; punt vs drives 170/170; punt result drives have punt 170/170; rec yds 170/170; rush yds 164/170; off td 170/170; fg made vs drives 170/170; turnovers 170/170; ints thrown 170/170; fumbles lost 170/170; ret td vs scoring 170/170; score recon 170/170; scoring plays in pbp 170/170 team-games agree (rushing and receiving yardage within 10 yards, punt yardage within 1 yard; all other checks must match exactly). A team's figure is shown only if all of its games pass the checks that stat depends on; otherwise it shows — (hover for the reason).