Big Ten Football Power Rankings

1) Michigan Wolverines

The Wolverines finally have a quarterback and if Tarik Black returns for the stretch run, they will be a handful for Ohio State.

2) Ohio State Buckeyes

The lack of a defense makes them vulnerable to Michigan for the first time in years.

3) Northwestern Wildcats

The Wildcats are hot and have a huge opportunity against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this coming weekend.

4) Michigan State Spartans

Rocky Lombardi (26 of 46 for 318 yards versus Purdue) was amazing in the Spartans win this past weekend.

5) Penn State Nittany Lions

The Lions got a nice win at home against the Iowa Hawkeyes this past Saturday.

6) Iowa Hawkeyes

Happy Valley was not so happy for the Hawkeyes.

7) Purdue Boilermakers

Just-win Purdue started to roll, and then they stopped.

8) Wisconsin Badgers

At least we don’t have to listen to Badgers’ fans bitch about a National Ranking headed into the Big Ten Championship game.

9) Maryland Terrapins

The Terps are good at blowing out bad teams.

10) Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Huskers beat Bethune-Cookman, need I say more?

11) Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Gophers beat Indiana in front of the players’ parents.

12) Indiana Hoosiers

As always a promising start and a bad ending to the Hoosiers season.

13) Illinois Fighting Illini

Bad.

14) Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Even worse!