2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Cintron | Rutgers | SO | P | 5 | 51 | 1939 | 38.02 | 10.2 | 387.8 |
| 2 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | FR | P | 3 | 23 | 906 | 39.39 | 7.7 | 302.0 |
| 3 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | JR | P | 4 | 27 | 1135 | 42.04 | 6.8 | 283.8 |
| 4 | Kenny Allen | Michigan | SR | K | 6 | 36 | 1600 | 44.44 | 6.0 | 266.7 |
| 5 | Ron Coluzzi | Iowa | SR | P | 5 | 32 | 1333 | 41.66 | 6.4 | 266.6 |
| 6 | Wade Lees | Maryland | FR | P | 4 | 25 | 1000 | 40.00 | 6.3 | 250.0 |
| 7 | Joseph Gedeon | Indiana | SO | P | 4 | 25 | 997 | 39.88 | 6.3 | 249.3 |
| 8 | Cameron Johnston | Ohio State | SR | P | 6 | 29 | 1410 | 48.62 | 4.8 | 235.0 |
| 9 | Hunter Niswander | N'western | JR | P | 6 | 31 | 1298 | 41.87 | 5.2 | 216.3 |
| 10 | Ryan Frain | Illinois | SR | P | 4 | 20 | 818 | 40.90 | 5.0 | 204.5 |
| 11 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | SO | P | 4 | 19 | 790 | 41.58 | 4.8 | 197.5 |
| 12 | Blake Gillikin | Penn State | FR | P | 7 | 30 | 1305 | 43.50 | 4.3 | 186.4 |
| 13 | Jake Hartbarger | Mich St | SO | P | 4 | 16 | 718 | 44.88 | 4.0 | 179.5 |
| 14 | P.J. Rosowski | Wisconsin | SO | P | 7 | 15 | 550 | 36.67 | 2.1 | 78.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.