GH: Big Ten Power Rankings

[NoelarBear]

Big Ten Power Rankings - GopherHole.com

Where do the teams stand entering Week 3 of the season? Our own Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. 1. Ohio State (2-0) Last Week’s Result: Ohio State 70, Grambling 0 Last Week’s Ranking: #1 2. Penn State (2-0) Last Week’s Result: Penn State 34, FIU 0 Last Week’s Ranking: #2 3. […]

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Where do the teams stand entering Week 3 of the season?

Our own Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings.

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1. Ohio State (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Ohio State 70, Grambling 0
Last Week's Ranking: #1

2. Penn State (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Penn State 34, FIU 0
Last Week's Ranking: #2

3. Oregon (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Oregon 69, Oklahoma State 3
Last Week's Ranking: #3

4. Illinois (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Illinois 45, Duke 19
Last Week's Ranking: #4

5. USC (2-0)
Last Week's Result: USC 59, Georgia Southern 20
Last Week's Ranking: #6

6. Indiana (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Indiana 56, Kennesaw State 9
Last Week's Ranking: #7

7. Michigan (1-1)
Last Week's Result: Michigan 13, Oklahoma 24
Last Week's Ranking: #5

8. Minnesota (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Minnesota 66, Northwestern State 0
Last Week's Ranking: #9

9. Nebraska (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Nebraska 68, Akron 0
Last Week's Ranking: #10

10. Michigan State (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Michigan State 42, Boston College 40
Last Week's Ranking: #11

11. Washington (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Washington 70, UC Davis 10
Last Week's Ranking: #12

12. Iowa (1-1)
Last Week's Result: Iowa 13, Iowa State 16
Last Week's Ranking: #8

13. Rutgers (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Rutgers 45, Miami (OH) 17
Last Week's Ranking: #13

14. Wisconsin (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Wisconsin 42, MTSU 10
Last Week's Ranking: #14

15. Purdue (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Purdue 34, Southern Illinois 17
Last Week's Ranking: #15

16. Maryland (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Maryland 20, Northern Illinois 9
Last Week's Ranking: #16

17. Northwestern (1-1)
Last Week's Result: Northwestern 42, Western Illinois 7
Last Week's Ranking: #18

18. UCLA (0-2)
Last Week's Result: UCLA 23, UNLV 30
Last Week's Ranking: #17

 

[DarrenTheGreek]

1. Ohio State
2. Oregon (+1)
3. Penn State (-1)
4. Illinois
5. Indiana (+1)
6. USC (+1)
7. Michigan (-2)
8. Iowa
9. Minnesota
10. Nebraska
11. Washington
12. Michigan State (+2)
13. Rutgers (-1)
14. Wisconsin (-1)
15. Maryland
16. Purdue
17. Northwestern (+1)
18. UCLA (-1)

I struggled on whether to move Iowa or not. I penalized Michigan for being flat 2 weeks in a row but I didn't Iowa. Not sure why but ultimately I didn't want to penalize them for losing on the road by 3 points to a ranked rival. The questions for the Hawkeyes remain but until Minnesota and Nebraska play someone with a pulse I will remain cautious on flipping them.

This week looks to be more of the same as not many teams have a true test. Wisconsin @ Alabama and Minnesota @ California are the only ones that I see that could really move the rankings at this point.

 

[MaxyJR1]

I think it's tough to put teams with P4 wins and 2-0 behind the Gophers. I'd have MSU and Nebraska higher at this point. Rankings are just click bate at this point.

 

[Otis]

Tiered ranking:
CFP: (order doesn’t matter)
1. Ohio State
2. Oregon
3. Penn State

Could sneak in:
4. Illinois
5. USC
6. GOPHERS
7. Indiana
8. Michigan
9. Iowa
10. Nebraska
11. Washington

Not Quite There:
12. MSU
13. Rutgers
14. Wisconsin

Homecoming Opponents:
15. Maryland
16. Purdue
17. Northwestern

Is Foster fired Yet?
18. UCLA

 

[NoelarBear]

I think it's tough to put teams with P4 wins and 2-0 behind the Gophers. I'd have MSU and Nebraska higher at this point. Rankings are just click bate at this point.

Hard to not disagree with you, Maxy.

Doing these rankings the first four weeks of the season is not my favorite thing.

 

[50PoundHead]

It's always difficult for me to assess USC, but the bits and pieces I saw on Saturday showed them to once again be very athletic and then I have to remember this is football and not a track meet. Gophers shouldn't apologize for scheduling NW Louisiana State because according to Sport Reference, USC's schedule has been easier to this point, which might be spitballing at this stage of the season.

 

[btowngopher]

Until the Iowa offense shows any life I would put them behind Washington, Minnesota and Nebraska. They lost their star rb and the new QB has proven to be ineffective so far, why do we still think they are better than last year?

 

[MNVCGUY]

Until the Iowa offense shows any life I would put them behind Washington, Minnesota and Nebraska. They lost their star rb and the new QB has proven to be ineffective so far, why do we still think they are better than last year?

I didn't think Iowa's offense could get worse then it has been but holy crap do they look bad on that side of the ball.

Gronowski is 21-37 for 127 yards with 1 TD and 2 INT through 2 games and one of them was against Albany.

They get a lot of leeway because their D has been so good year after year, but if their D ever falters at all that team is screwed.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

I think it's tough to put teams with P4 wins and 2-0 behind the Gophers. I'd have MSU and Nebraska higher at this point. Rankings are just click bate at this point.

Good point! Nebraska was ranked higher than us by most non-Gopher fans to start the season. There were some reasonable arguments for doing that and they haven't done anything to merit dropping behind us yet so I would keep them ahead as well. I'm not one of those who assumes that we will always beat Nebraska because we have a good streak against them. Ask Wisconsin fans how that type of thinking played out against Minnesota.

I'm not sold on Michigan State being ahead of us yet. They had a big victory against what looked like a decent BC team but I don't think BC's defense is anything like ours.