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There are a few Big Ten teams that rank in the top 10 nationally in terms of offensive efficiency.
According to ESPN's Football Power Index, offensive efficiency is ranked on a 0-100 scale, "based on offense's contribution to scoring margin on per-play basis, adjusted for strength of opposing defenses faced."
Despite falling to Ohio State, the Indiana Hoosiers lead the conference with a rating of 85.1 out of 100.
Shockingly, the Buckeyes aren't No. 2. In total, three teams have a ranking of 80.0+ or higher, OSU included, but there are nine teams that have received a failing score of 60.0 or below.
Indiana Hoosiers: 85.1 (FBS Rank: 3)
USC Trojans: 84.3 (FBS Rank: 5)
Ohio State Buckeyes: 81.7 (FBS Rank: 10)
Northwestern Wildcats: 77.3 (FBS Rank: 18)
Illinois Fighting Illini: 76.3 (FBS Rank: 19)
Nebraska Cornhuskers: 69.3 (FBS Rank: 29)
UCLA Bruins: 65.3 (FBS Rank: 34)
Purdue Boilermakers: 64.3 (FBS Rank: 36)
Iowa Hawkeyes: 63.7 (FBS Rank: 37)
Penn State Nittany Lions: 56.4 (FBS Rank: 53)
Wisconsin Badgers: 53.5 (FBS Rank: 59)
Michigan Wolverines: 53.4 (FBS Rank: 60)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 53.3 (FBS Rank: 61)
Oregon Ducks: 48.4 (FBS Rank: 72)
Washington Huskies: 45.8 (FBS Rank: 80)
Michigan State Spartans: 44.2 (FBS Rank: 86)
Maryland Terrapins: 37.5 (FBS Rank: 96)
Minnesota Golden Gophers: 35.8 (FBS Rank: 99)