Week 3 has wrapped up in the B1G. The conference finished 10-4 on the week, with one conference game. Indiana throttled UCLA in the Rose Bowl. Notre Dame bounced back from last weeks loss to NIU with a 66-7 massacre of Purdue in West Lafayette. Alabama dominated Wisconsin in Madison.
The week 4 slate features four conference matchups. 3-0 Illinois travels to 3-0 Nebraska on Friday night. Iowa goes to Minnesota, a shaky Michigan team hosts USC, and Northwestern heads to Seattle to face Washington. Four teams are on the road, squaring off against major conference teams; Michigan State @ Boston College, Purdue @ Oregon State, Rutgers @ Virginia Tech, and UCLA @ LSU.
The week 3 B1G Power Rankings are below. These are based strictly on on-field performance relative to the competition and is not a projection of things to come.
2. Ohio State (2-0) - The Buckeyes host Marshall before starting B1G play in week 5.
3. Indiana (3-0) - The Hoosies blew out UCLA in the Rose Bowl to move to 3-0. They host Charlotte this week and look to improve to 4-0
4. Oregon (3-0) - The Ducks finally looked like the Ducks in beating Oregon State. The offense moved the ball with ease and the defense stepped up to limit a good Beaver offense. They are off this week before traveling to UCLA in week 5.
5. Illinois (3-0) - The Illini handled Central Michigan. They travel to Lincoln on Friday night in a battle of upstart teams. Will they be able to score enough against a tough Husker defense?
6. Nebraska (3-0) - Nebraska handled Northern Iowa, setting up a Friday night matchup with Illinois. Win Friday and the table is set before potential battles with undefeated Rutgers, Indiana, and Ohio State.
7. Penn State (2-0) - They host a really bad Kent State team this week. Kent was down 65-0 at Tennessee in week 3.
8. Rutgers (2-0) - Rutgers was off in week 3. They travel to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech this weekend. The Hokies haven't been great, but will be a good test for the upstart Scarlet Knights.
9. Michigan State (3-0) - The Spartans shutout a really bad Prairie View team. Things will step up a notch this week as they travel to Boston College. The Eagles lost a tight game at Missouri this past weekend.
10. Washington (2-1) - The Huskies fell to Wazzou in the Apple Cup. They had the ball at the goal line at the end of the game with a chance to win, but poor redzone offense gave the win to the Cougars. They open B1G play this weekend, with Northwestern coming to Seattle.
11. Minnesota (2-1) - The Gophers had their 2nd straight shutout, blanking Nevada. They host Iowa in week 4
12. Northwestern (2-1) - The Wildcats made a QB change in week 3, benching Mike Wright. They got back in the win column against Eastern Illinois and travel to Washington in week 4.
13. Wisconsin (2-1) - The Badgers were blown out by Alabama in Madison. Tyler Van Dyke went down with a knee injury during their 2nd drive of the game and things unraveled from their. The Tide scored at the end of the half and on their first drive of the 3rd quarter to ice the game. Things won't get any easier for the Badgers, as they travel to LA to face USC after an off week.
14. Iowa (2-1) - They Hawkeyes struggled with Troy for much of the game, before pulling away to win 38-21. They travel to Minnesota this week, vying for the Floyd of Rosedale, to start B1G play.
15. Michigan (2-1) - The Wolverines are still a really bad football team. They struggled with Arkansas State for much of the afternoon before jumping out to a 28-3 lead, only to let the Red Wolves score twice late in 4th quarter, holding on 28-18. Davis Warren was once again horrible at QB. A change is coming in this weeks matchup with USC, as Alex Orji will get the start.
16. Maryland (2-1) - The Terrapins traveled to Virginia and upended the Cavaliers. They host FCS Villanova this week, before continuing B1G play at Indiana next week.
17. Purdue (1-1) - The Boilermakers were blasted by a so-so Notre Dame team 66-7. Nothing went right as they were embarrassed in front of the home crowd. They have to travel to Oregon State this weekend. Unfortunately they don't play UCLA this season, as it's going to a long one in West Lafayette.
18. UCLA (1-1) - The Bruins are a very bad football team. I'm not sure where their next win will come from. It won't be in the next three weeks as they travel to Baton Rouge, host Oregon, and go to Penn State. This could end up being an 1-11 inaugural B1G season.
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