The 2026 Big Ten football schedule continues this weekend with eight games and one non-conference contest.
The most notable games on this weekend’s slate: Wisconsin at Iowa, Minnesota at Indiana and Ohio State at USC.
One Big Ten team has a bye this week: Michigan State. UCLA plays a non-conference game.
Here’s a look at SP+ projections for Week 9 games featuring Big Ten programs:
(All final score projections are rounded.)
Illinois at Maryland (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FS1)
Projected score: Illinois 31, Maryland 25
Projected margin: Illinois by 6.3
Win probability: 65 percent
Wisconsin at Iowa (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FOX)
Projected score: Iowa 23, Wisconsin 17
Projected margin: Iowa by 6.2
Win probability: 65 percent
Michigan at Rutgers (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Michigan 32, Rutgers 18
Projected margin: Michigan by 13.9
Win probability: 81 percent
Minnesota at Indiana (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Projected score: Indiana 34, Minnesota 11
Projected margin: Indiana by 22.8
Win probability: 92 percent
Northwestern at Oregon (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Peacock)
Projected score: Oregon 28, Northwestern 23
Projected margin: Oregon by 5.8
Win probability: 64 percent
Nevada at UCLA (Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: UCLA 34, Nevada 14
Projected margin: UCLA by 20
Win probability: 89 percent
Purdue at Penn State (Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Penn State 33, Purdue 21
Projected margin: Penn State by 11.7
Win probability: 77 percent
Ohio State at USC (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Projected score: Ohio State 33, USC 21
Projected margin: Ohio State by 11.9
Win probability: 77 percent
Washington at Nebraska (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Nebraska 29, Washington 21
Projected margin: Nebraska by 8.4
Win probability: 70 percent
