ESPN: Final Big Ten power rankings for 2012 (Minn #8)

[BleedGopher]

"8. Minnesota (6-7; previously: 9): Minnesota appeared poised to give the Big Ten a surprising 1-0 start to the bowl season. The Gophers made strides on offense between the end of the regular season and the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, as young quarterback Philip Nelson and the offensive line looked a lot better against Texas Tech. But Minnesota still doesn't know how to finish and suffered breakdowns down the stretch in a tough loss to the Red Raiders. The team still doubled its win total in Jerry Kill's second season and could make some noise in a tough Legends Division next fall."

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/69398/final-big-ten-power-rankings-for-2012

Go Gophers!!

 

[MNVCGUY]

8 seems about right for the Gophers based on this season and the way things played out.

 

[WorkingMyTailOff]

Yeah, I was suprised that Northwestern came in second.