Mel Kiper Jr. previews the Big Ten's 2001 season, analyzing each conference team; schools are listed in order of how they finished last year.

School	2000 overall record	2000 Big Ten record
Michigan	9-3	6-2
Northwestern	8-4	6-2
Purdue	8-4	6-2
Ohio State	8-4	5-3
Wisconsin	9-4	4-4
Minnesota	6-6	4-4
Penn State	5-7	4-4
Iowa	3-9	3-5
Illinois	5-6	2-6
Michigan State	5-6	2-6
Indiana	3-8	2-6

Detailed 2000 standings