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[NoelarBear]

Big Ten Power Rankings - GopherHole.com

Where do the teams stand entering Week 4 of the season? Our own Noel Thompson gives us his Big Ten Power Rankings. 1. Ohio State (3-0) Last Week’s Result: Ohio State 37, Ohio 9 Last Week’s Ranking: #1 2. Penn State (3-0) Last Week’s Result: Penn State 52, Villanova 6 Last Week’s Ranking: #2 3. […]

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Where do the teams stand entering Week 4 of the season?

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

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1. Ohio State (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Ohio State 37, Ohio 9
Last Week's Ranking: #1

2. Penn State (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Penn State 52, Villanova 6
Last Week's Ranking: #2

3. Oregon (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Oregon 34, Northwestern 14
Last Week's Ranking: #3

4. Illinois (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Illinois 38, W Michigan 0
Last Week's Ranking: #4

5. USC (3-0)
Last Week's Result: USC 33, Purdue 17
Last Week's Ranking: #5

6. Indiana (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Indiana 73, Indiana St 0
Last Week's Ranking: #6

7. Michigan (2-1)
Last Week's Result: Michigan 63, C Michigan 3
Last Week's Ranking: #7

8. Nebraska (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Nebraska 59, Houston Christian 7
Last Week's Ranking: #9

9. Michigan State (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Michigan State 41, Youngstown St 24
Last Week's Ranking: #10

10. Iowa (2-1)
Last Week's Result: Iowa 47, UMass 7
Last Week's Ranking: #12

11. Washington (2-0)
Last Week's Result: Idle
Last Week's Ranking: #11

12. Minnesota (2-1)
Last Week's Result: Minnesota 14, Cal 27
Last Week's Ranking: #8

13. Rutgers (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Rutgers 60, Norfolk St 10
Last Week's Ranking: #13

14. Maryland (3-0)
Last Week's Result: Maryland 44, Towson 17
Last Week's Ranking: #16

15. Wisconsin (2-1)
Last Week's Result: Wisconsin 14, Alabama 38
Last Week's Ranking: #14

16. Purdue (2-1)
Last Week's Result: Purdue 17, USC 33
Last Week's Ranking: #15

17. Northwestern (1-2)
Last Week's Result: Northwestern 14, Oregon 34
Last Week's Ranking: #17

18. UCLA (0-3)
Last Week's Result: UCLA 10, New Mexico 35
Last Week's Ranking: #18

 

[DarrenTheGreek]

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

 

[MNVCGUY]

Both these lists seem pretty fair based on what we have seen so far of teams. This week will start to show who are the pretenders and who are the contenders.

I am especially interested in Illinois @ Indiana. It is the start of a 3 game stretch which will go a long way towards showing if Indiana is actually a team to be reckoned with or if last year was far more about their schedule and catching lightning in a bottle. I still lean towards the later but it is tough to say because they have played such a soft non-conf schedule.