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Using @ELA 's rankings as a preliminary method of ranking B1G teams, here is a table of which teams each B1G team hosts, visits, and misses:
Rank   .   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   .   Rank
.   Team   tOSU   M   PSU   Iowa   UW   NU   MSU   MN   PU   UNL   IU   UMD   ILL   RU   Team   .
1   tOSU   n/a   11/30, H   11/23, A   miss   10/26, A   10/18, H   10/5, A   miss   miss   9/28, H   9/14, H   11/9, A   miss   11/16, H   tOSU   1
2   M   11/30, A   n/a   10/19, H   10/5, A   9/21, H   miss   11/16, A   miss   miss   miss   11/23, H   11/2, H   10/12, H   9/28, A   UW   2
3   PSU   11/23, H   10/19, A   n/a   10/12, H   miss   miss   10/26, H   11/9, H   10/5, A   miss   11/16, A   9/27, H   miss   11/30, A   PSU   3
4   Iowa   miss   10/5, H   10/12, A   n/a   11/9, H   10/26, H   miss   11/16, A   10/19, A   11/29, H   miss   miss   11/23, A   9/7, A   MSU   4
5   UW   10/26, H   9/21, A   miss   11/9, A   n/a   9/28, A   10/12, A   11/30, H   11/23, A   11/16, H   miss   miss   10/19, H   miss   M   5
6   NU   10/18, A   miss   miss   10/26, A   9/28, H   n/a   9/21, A   11/23, A   11/9, A   10/5, H   11/2, H   miss   11/30, H   miss   Iowa   6
7   MSU   10/5, H   11/16, H   10/26, A   miss   10/12, H   9/21, H   n/a   miss   miss   miss   9/28, A   11/30, A   11/9, A   11/23, H   NU   7
8   MN   miss   miss   11/9, A   11/16, H   11/30, A   11/23, H   miss   n/a   9/28, H   10/12, A   miss   10/26, A   10/5, A   10/19, H   PU   8
9   PU   miss   miss   10/5, H   10/19, H   11/23, H   11/9, H   miss   9/28, A   n/a   11/2, A   11/30, A   10/12, A   10/26, A   miss   UNL   9
10   UNL   9/28, A   miss   miss   11/29, A   11/16, A   10/5, A   miss   10/12, H   11/2, H   n/a   10/26, A   11/23, H   9/21, H   miss   MD   10
11   IU   9/14, A   11/23, A   11/16, H   miss   miss   11/2, A   9/28, H   miss   11/30, H   10/26, H   n/a   10/19, H   miss   10/12, A   IU   11
12   UMD   11/9, H   11/2, A   9/27, A   miss   miss   miss   11/30, H   10/26, H   10/12, H   11/23, A   10/19, A   n/a   miss   10/5, H   MN   12
13   ILL   miss   10/12, A   miss   11/23, H   10/19, A   11/30, A   11/9, H   10/5, H   10/26, H   9/21, A   miss   miss   n/a   11/2, A   ILL   13
14   RU   11/16, A   9/28, H   11/30, H   9/7, H   miss   miss   11/23, A   10/19, A   miss   miss   10/12, H   10/5, A   11/2, H   n/a   RU   14
.   Team   tOSU   UW   PSU   MSU   M   Iowa   NU   PU   UNL   MD   IU   MN   ILL   RU   Team   .
Rank   .   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   .   Rank

Next is #3 PSU and #4 Iowa:
Rank   .   3   4
.   Team   PSU   Iowa
1   tOSU   11/23, A   miss
2   M   10/19, H   10/5, A
3   PSU   n/a   10/12, H
4   Iowa   10/12, A   n/a
5   UW   miss   11/9, A
6   NU   miss   10/26, A
7   MSU   10/26, A   miss
8   MN   11/9, A   11/16, H
9   PU   10/5, H   10/19, H
10   UNL   miss   11/29, A
11   IU   11/16, H   miss
12   UMD   9/27, A   miss
13   ILL   miss   11/23, H
14   RU   11/30, H   9/7, H
.   Team   PSU   MSU
Rank   .   3   4

Penn State:  The keys for the Nittany Lions, IMHO are whether or not they can win the home game against Michigan and the road game against Iowa.  If they win both they should finish 8-1 and at least tied for the B1G-E.  If they lose both then it is hard to see them finishing above 6-3.  PSU's recent history with Iowa has been entertaining to say the least.  PSU has won five straight dating back to 2011 but the last two wins were a six point win at home and a two point win on the road.  PSU's recent history with Michigan hasn't been exciting at all.  The home team has won the last three meetings by 35, 29, and 39 points. 

Iowa:  There are no two ways around it, the Hawkeyes have a very unfavorable schedule.  They visit the next two best teams in the B1G-W (UW and NU) and they also play two of the best three teams from the other division with one of those being on the road.  They could still win the B1G-W though because, IMHO, none of the B1G-W teams have the team and schedule combination necessary to run the table.  If I am right, then the key for Iowa is to minimize the damage from their tough games.  They can't seriously contend for the B1G-W if they go 0-4 against M, PSU, UW and NU but they might get to Indianapolis if they go 2-2 against that group particularly if the losses are to the B1G-E schools. 

Next is #7 MSU and #8 MN:
Rank   .   7   8
.   Team   MSU   MN
1   tOSU   10/5, A   miss
2   M   11/16, A   miss
3   PSU   10/26, H   11/9, H
4   Iowa   miss   11/16, A
5   UW   10/12, A   11/30, H
6   NU   9/21, A   11/23, A
7   MSU   n/a   miss
8   MN   miss   n/a
9   PU   miss   9/28, A
10   UNL   miss   10/12, H
11   IU   9/28, H   miss
12   UMD   11/30, H   10/26, H
13   ILL   11/9, H   10/5, H
14   RU   11/23, A   10/19, A
.   Team   NU   PU
Rank   .   7   8

Michigan State:  The Spartans schedule is just brutal.  Per ELA's list there are only six B1G teams better than MSU but the Spartans have to play four of them on the road.  Road trips to Columbus, Ann Arbor, Madison, and Evanston make me feel like the ceiling for the Spartans this year is maybe 6-3 and even that would require multiple upsets. 

Minnesota:  Like the Wildcats, the Gophers only play one of the top-3 teams from the B1G-E.  That is the good news.  After that it is a mixed bag.  Their four best opponents are two home games (PSU, UW) and two road games (IA, NU).  My supposition is that the Gophers can't be a B1G-W contender unless they can split those four. 

Next are #11 IU and #12 UMD:
Rank   .   11   12
.   Team   IU   UMD
1   tOSU   9/14, H   11/9, A
2   M   11/23, H   11/2, H
3   PSU   11/16, A   9/27, H
4   Iowa   miss   miss
5   UW   miss   miss
6   NU   11/2, H   miss
7   MSU   9/28, A   11/30, A
8   MN   miss   10/26, A
9   PU   11/30, A   10/12, A
10   UNL   10/26, A   11/23, H
11   IU   n/a   10/19, H
12   UMD   10/19, A   n/a
13   ILL   miss   miss
14   RU   10/12, H   10/5, A
.   Team   IU   MN
Rank   .   11   12

Indiana:  The Hoosiers, IMHO, have a very unfavorable schedule because the teams ranked closest to them are all on the road (#9 PU, #10 UNL, #12 UMD) while most of their home games are against teams so much better than them that HFA is unlikely to matter (#1 tOSU, #2 M, #6 NU).  I see this schedule as a disaster for Indiana. 

Maryland:  The Terps, IMHO, have a favorable schedule because they host the two teams ranked immediately ahead of them in the rankings and have at least a 50/50 chance of winning at #14 Rutgers so 3-6 is not unlikely.

ELA, I love how much work you do on this. I could not disagree more on UGA this year.  I believe Georgia has both the best offensive line in the country and also the best back 7. This is the best Dawg team of my lifetime and I am 60 years old. I have been saying for a couple of years that this is the year UGA is as strong as Bama throughout the roster and I still believe that.  Go Dawgs and kicking Clemson's ass is not out of the question.

ELA, I love how much work you do on this. I could not disagree more on UGA this year.  I believe Georgia has both the best offensive line in the country and also the best back 7. This is the best Dawg team of my lifetime and I am 60 years old. I have been saying for a couple of years that this is the year UGA is as strong as Bama throughout the roster and I still believe that.  Go Dawgs and kicking Clemson's ass is not out of the question.

I think maybe you misread it?  I am fully on board with their back seven, it's the defensive line and receivers that cause me some concern.  I'm not sure I'd go as far as you in the overall OL praise, but I do think they have the best lineman in the country.