The 2026 Big Ten football schedule continues this weekend with a compelling seven-game conference slate and one non-conference contest.
Last weekend, Ohio State won 31-14 at Iowa, Minnesota beat Michigan 20-14 and USC beat Washington 25-21 in the second full week of conference play.
Three Big Ten teams are on a bye this week – Michigan, Rutgers and Wisconsin. Northwestern has a non-conference game in Evanston.
Here’s a look at SP+ projections for Week 6 games featuring Big Ten programs:
(All final score projections are rounded.)
Iowa at Washington (Friday, 9 p.m. ET, FOX or FS1)
Projected score: Washington 24, Iowa 22
Projected margin: Washington by 2.1
Win probability: 55 percent
Indiana at Nebraska (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FOX)
Projected score: Indiana 31, Nebraska 24
Projected margin: Indiana by 7.7
Win probability: 69 percent
Ball State at Northwestern (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Northwestern 45, Ball State 8
Projected margin: Northwestern by 37.5
Win probability: 99 percent
UCLA at Oregon (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Projected score: Oregon 34, UCLA 24
Projected margin: Oregon by 10
Win probability: 73 percent
Illinois at Michigan State (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
Projected score: Illinois 30, Michigan State 24
Projected margin: Illinois by 5.8
Win probability: 64 percent
Maryland at Ohio State (Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Ohio State 42, Maryland 12
Projected margin: Ohio State by 30.5
Win probability: 97 percent
USC at Penn State (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Projected score: Pick ’em
Projected margin: USC by 0.6
Win probability: 52 percent (USC)
Minnesota at Purdue (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Minnesota 30, Purdue 24
Projected margin: Minnesota by 6.6
Win probability: 66 percent
