Some more expansion stats.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Copied from Rivals...

The US News and World Report Rankings of the academic capabilities of the 11 existing Big Ten schools and the 8 schools getting the most consideration as a potential 12th school are being provided here for everyone's convenience. The US News and World Report Rankings include many schools that do not have Football programs so they may appear to be lower than you might have thought.

Northwestern.... 12
Notre Dame...... 20
Michigan.......... 27
Boston College.. 34
Illinois.............. 39
Wisconsin......... 39
Penn State....... 47
Ohio State........ 53
Maryland.......... 53
Pittsburgh......... 56
Syracuse.......... 58
Minnesota...... .. 61
Purdue............. 61
Rutgers............ 66
Indiana............ 71
Iowa............... 71
Michigan State...71
Nebraska.......... 96
Missouri.......... 102

The 4 year Academic Progress Ratings of the 8 programs getting the most consideration as a potential 12th team are being provided here for everyone's convenience. They are not indicative of the academic capabilities of a school overall. But, they do show the commitment that each Football program has in getting their players graduated.

Rutgers........... 980
Penn State...... 976
Notre Dame..... 974
Boston College. 970
Syracuse........ 956
Missouri.......... 951
Nebraska........ 950
Pittsburgh....... 944
Maryland......... 931