| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→Boston College [4 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Clemson [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→Florida State [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame→Louisville [5 3] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→North Carolina State [5 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Purdue→Maryland→Syracuse [5 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→Duke [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→North Carolina→Georgia Tech [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→North Carolina→Miami-Florida [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→North Carolina [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Penn State→Pittsburgh [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame→Virginia [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame→Virginia Tech [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Indiana [1 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Purdue→Maryland [6 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan [2 3] |
| 2 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State [1 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Ohio State [1 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Penn State [2 4] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Rutgers [6 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois [2 3] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa [1 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota [1 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Nebraska [1 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 2 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Purdue [1 1] |
| 2 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin [1 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→South Carolina→Georgia→Baylor [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Iowa State [3 1] |
| 5 | 2 | T | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→West Virginia→Kansas [5 2] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Iowa State→Kansas |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→West Virginia→Kansas State [3 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→West Virginia→Kansas State→Oklahoma [3 2] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Iowa State→Texas Tech→Oklahoma State [3 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→West Virginia→TCU [2 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Iowa State→TCU |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Iowa State→Texas [4 4] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Iowa State→Texas Tech [4 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→West Virginia [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame [2 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Southern California→California [2 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Auburn→Oregon [2 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Fresno State→Hawaii→Oregon State [3 3] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→UCLA→Stanford [1 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame→Stanford |
| 6 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→UCLA→Stanford→Washington [3 2] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame→Stanford→Washington |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→UCLA→Washington State [2 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Fresno State→Hawaii→Arizona [3 2] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Southern California→Arizona |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→UCLA→Arizona State [2 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Southern California→Arizona State |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→UCLA→Colorado [2 2] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Southern California→Colorado |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Southern California [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→UCLA [2 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Southern California→Utah [3 5] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→South Carolina→Georgia→Florida [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→South Carolina→Georgia [3 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→South Carolina→Kentucky [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→South Carolina [4 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→BYU→Tennessee [2 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida→BYU→Tennessee |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Auburn→Alabama [3 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Arkansas [5 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Auburn [3 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | LSU [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→Mississippi [6 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Auburn→Mississippi State [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Auburn→Texas A&M [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Penn State→Memphis→Cincinnati [3 2] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Connecticut [0 0] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida→East Carolina [0 0] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Kent State→Buffalo→Temple [5 3] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Tulsa→UCF [2 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Tulsa→UCF→Houston [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Penn State→Memphis [4 3] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame→Navy [4 4] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Notre Dame→Navy→SMU [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Auburn→Tulane [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Tulsa [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Tulsa→UCF→Florida Atlantic [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Middle Tenn State→Florida Intl [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Middle Tenn State→Marshall [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Middle Tenn State [5 1] |
| 5 | 2 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Army→Texas-San Antonio→Old Dominion [0 0] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida→East Carolina→Old Dominion |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Kent State→Buffalo→UNC-Charlotte [5 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Middle Tenn State→Marshall→Western Kentucky [5 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Michigan→Middle Tenn State→Marshall→Louisiana Tech [5 1] |
| 5 | 2 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Army→Rice→North Texas [6 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→Rice→North Texas |
| 4 | 2 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Army→Rice [6 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Wake Forest→Rice |
| 6 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Auburn→Tulane→Southern Miss [6 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Army→Texas-San Antonio [7 1] |
| 6 | 2 | T | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→BYU→Tennessee→UAB [6 2] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida→BYU→Tennessee→UAB |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→UTEP [0 0] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Army [7 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→BYU [3 2] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida→BYU |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Rutgers→Liberty [5 2] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Massachusetts [0 0] |
| 4 | 2 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→New Mexico→New Mexico State [0 0] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Central Michigan→New Mexico State |
| 2 | 2 | W | ∗→Massachusetts→Akron [0 0] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Akron |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Central Michigan→Bowling Green [5 1] |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Kent State→Buffalo [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Kent State [4 2] |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Miami-Ohio [4 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Northern Illinois→Ohio [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Western Michigan→Ohio |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Central Michigan→Ball State [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Central Michigan [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Central Michigan→Eastern Michigan [3 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Northern Illinois [4 1] |
| 4 | 2 | T | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Northern Illinois→Toledo [4 2] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Central Michigan→Toledo |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Western Michigan [4 2] |
| 6 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→BYU→Boise State→Air Force [3 2] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida→BYU→Boise State→Air Force |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→BYU→Boise State [4 5] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→South Florida→BYU→Boise State |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Arkansas→Colorado State [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→New Mexico [0 0] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Kent State→Utah State [3 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State→Wyoming [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Tulsa→Wyoming |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Fresno State [4 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State→Fresno State→Hawaii [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | T | ∗→UNLV→Nevada [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→UNLV→Nevada→San Diego State [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→San Jose State [5 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Georgia Southern→Appalachian State [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Nebraska→South Alabama→Arkansas State [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Central Michigan→Eastern Michigan→Coastal Carolina [5 1] |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Georgia Southern [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Western Michigan→Georgia State [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Nebraska→South Alabama [5 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→Troy→Texas State [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Illinois→Michigan State→Tulsa→Wyoming→Texas State |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→UNLV→Vanderbilt→Missouri→Troy [5 2] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Minnesota→Georgia Southern→Appalachian State→UL Lafayette [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Illinois→Wisconsin→Iowa→Iowa State→UL Monroe [4 1] |