Week 7 Big Ten Power Rankings

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STrib chimes in:

12. Gophers (3-2, 1-1): Aside from their opening field-goal drive at Ohio State, the Gophers mustered only 96 yards at No. 1 Ohio State. They should be — and must be — more productive against Purdue on homecoming night.

Big Ten power rankings: Ohio State is No. 1 after a rout of Minnesota, while Penn State free-falls after its shocking loss to UCLA

Ohio State's resounding 42-3 victory over Minnesota put the Buckeyes back in the top spot of the Big Ten power rankings, followed by Oregon, Indiana and Illinois.

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Wolverines Wire chimes in:

13. Minnesota

This week: L, at Ohio State, 3-42

Previous ranking: 13

Hi/Lo: 13/13

We're not moving Minnesota for the unenviable task of facing Ohio State in Columbus at night. The offense surprisingly moved the ball right down the field in the first possession. From there, everything fell apart. The Buckeyes overwhelmed the Gophers in pretty much every way. OSU quarterback Julian Sayin looked more like C.J. Stroud than Kyle McCord or Will Howard. The offense struggled after that first drive and never really got going against that stout defense. Minnesota can get right against Purdue next week.

Big Ten power rankings after Week 6: Ohio State reclaims No. 1, Michigan climbs, PSU falls

Ohio State retakes No. 1, Michigan climbs, and Penn State plummets in our updated Big Ten power rankings.

wolverineswire.usatoday.com

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Trojans Wire chimes in:

12. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-2)​

I think Minnesota is a solid football team that ran into a juggernaut. Ohio State's defense is as good as you'll find in the country, and their offense, when Julian Saying is playing well, is unstoppable. Still, it is unclear how good this Gophers team is.

Big Ten football power rankings after Week 6

Ohio State remains on the throne in the Big Ten football world, while Penn State needs an overhaul. Here are Micah's latest Big Ten rankings:

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Purdue Exponent Chimes in:

12. Minnesota - (3-2, 1-1)

This Week: L, 42-3 to Ohio State

Next: Home, vs. Purdue

Minnesota was steamrolled by Ohio State putting up only 162 total yards of offense to Ohio State’s 474 total yards. The Golden Gophers will be looking to bounce back at home vs. a leaky Boilermaker defense on the ground and through the air.

The Exponent’s Week 7 Big Ten power rankings

As Big Ten football play is in swing in week 7, we have ranked our top teams so far.

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Badge of Honor chimes in:

12. Minnesota Golden Gophers: 3-2 (1-1)​

The Minnesota Golden Gophers might be a halfway decent team this year under P.J. Fleck, but Saturday was a bit of a referendum for the program. No matter how good of a head coach Fleck may be, the Gophers are always going to come up short vs. the biggest baddies the Big Ten can offer. They got their skull dragged by Ohio State. It makes you wonder if Fleck is looking to skip town soon.

Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 7: Luke Fickell and Wisconsin have some explaining to do

Is this going to be allowed to continue? For the sake of everyone watching and following along at home, let's hope not. Six weeks through the 2025 college footb

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Buckeyes Wire chimes in:

12. Minnesota

Last Week's Result: Lost 42-3 at Ohio State

Last Week Ranking: 12 ⇔ (no change)

Next Game: vs. Purdue

What goes into the ranking​

You kind of know what you are going to get with Minnesota under P.J. Fleck. The Gophers will play solidly and beat average teams more often than not, but get publicly flogged by the really good teams of the league. Ohio State got out the whooping stick, and I don't know if I've ever seen the Minnesota head coach so dejected and lost for answers. We'll root for the Gophers to sneak into a bowl game again, and that's about the expectation these days.

Big Ten football power rankings after Week 6: Separation at the top

We have now seen six weeks pass by quickly in college football, and with it separation at the top. Here's the latest Big Ten football power rankings.

buckeyeswire.usatoday.com

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[WindyCityGopher]

Love this thread, Bleed! Thanks for curating all these.

 

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GBM Wolverine chimes in:

14. Minnesota 3-2​

They were overmatched against the number one team in the nation, Ohio State, losing 42-3. They have a chance to rebound this week against Purdue at home.

Last Week: 11

Big Ten Power Rankings Oct.5

1. Ohio State 5-0 Another week, another win for the Buckeyes. They handled Minnesota 42-3 behind quarterback Julian Sayin’s 23/27, 326 yards, and three touchdo

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Ducks Wire chimes in:

12. Minnesota

Game Result: L 42-3 vs. Ohio State

Previous Ranking: 12

What's Next: vs. Purdue

Analysis: Though star running back Darius Taylor was active, he wasn’t much of a factor coming off injury, as he carried the ball just eight times for 12 yards. In all, the Golden Gophers finished with 162 total yards to the Buckeyes’ 476. They converted just one of 11 third-down opportunities as well, far from a winning formula and representative of the whooping they took in Columbus.

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A wild week in the Big Ten gave way to several major shakeups in our weekly conference power rankings.

duckswire.usatoday.com

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[MNVCGUY]

12 seems to be a rough consensus and feels about right. Big Ten has a pretty well defined top and bottom and then there is a big jumble of teams that are probably pretty interchangeable. We are firmly in that jumble of teams that will start to sort itself out in the coming weeks as more teams go head to head.