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The Top Ranked Big 10 Running Back of the Year
Notes: The rankings are based on college stats.
What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | #1 Ranked RB | College |
| 1960 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio St. |
| 1961 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio St. |
| 1962 | George Saimes | Michigan St. |
| 1963 | Sherman Lewis | Michigan St. |
| 1964 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois |
| 1965 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois |
| 1966 | Clinton Jones | Michigan St. |
| 1967 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue |
| 1968 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue |
| 1969 | Jim Otis | Ohio St. |
| 1970 | John Brockington | Ohio St. |
| 1971 | Eric Allen | Michigan St. |
| 1972 | Otis Armstrong | Purdue |
| 1973 | Archie Griffin | Ohio St. |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio St. |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio St. |
| 1976 | Rob Lytle | Michigan |
| 1977 | Ron Springs | Ohio St. |
| 1978 | Marion Barber | Minnesota |
| 1979 | Dennis Mosley | Iowa |
| 1980 | Calvin Murray | Ohio St. |
| 1981 | Butch Woolfolk | Michigan |
| 1982 | Tim Spencer | Ohio St. |
| 1983 | Keith Byars | Ohio St. |
| 1984 | Keith Byars | Ohio St. |
| 1985 | Lorenzo White | Michigan St. |
| 1986 | Darrell Thompson | Minnesota |
| 1987 | Lorenzo White | Michigan St. |
| 1988 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana |
| 1989 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana |
| 1990 | Hyland Hickson | Michigan St. |
| 1991 | Vaughn Dunbar | Indiana |
| 1992 | Tyrone Wheatley | Michigan |
| 1993 | Tyrone Wheatley | Michigan |
| 1994 | Ki-Jana Carter | Penn St. |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio St. |
| 1996 | Darnell Autry | Northwestern |
| 1997 | Curtis Enis | Penn St. |
| 1998 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Damien Anderson | Northwestern |
| 2001 | Levron Williams | Indiana |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | Penn St. |
| 2003 | Chris Perry | Michigan |
| 2004 | Noah Herron | Northwestern |
| 2005 | Laurence Maroney | Minnesota |
| 2006 | Mike Hart | Michigan |
| 2007 | Rashard Mendenhall | Illinois |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene | Iowa |
| 2009 | John Clay | Wisconsin |
| 2010 | Mikel Leshoure | Illinois |
| 2011 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin |
| 2013 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio St. |
| 2014 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Ezekiel Elliott | Ohio St. |
| 2016 | Saquon Barkley | Penn St. |
| 2017 | Saquon Barkley | Penn St. |
| 2018 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
| 2020 | Mohamed Ibrahim | Minnesota |
| 2021 | Kenneth Walker III | Michigan St. |
| 2022 | Blake Corum | Michigan |
| 2023 | Blake Corum | Michigan |
| 2024 | Kaleb Johnson | Iowa |
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