It was a great week in the B1G with Oregon outlasting Penn State in Happy Valley. Illinois and USC had a great battle in Champaign, and the #1 Buckeyes went to Seattle and manhandled Washington.
Now for the power rankings:
1. Ohio State (4-0) - The Bucks won at Washington for their second ever win in the Pacific Northwest. The first win was in 2007 when the Buckeyes won at Washington. We went out for that one and took in some sailgating! The defense was dominant yet again and the offense overcame a slow start to pull away from the Huskies. They host Minnesota this week.
2. Oregon (5-0) - The Ducks survived a Penn State comeback to win in two overtimes. They were up 17-3 in the 4th quarter, before letting Penn State back in it. Any win at a whiteout is a good win. They are off this week, with Indiana coming to town next week.
3. Indiana (5-0) - The Hoosiers went to Iowa City and won, which is impressive for anyone. They are off this week with a big test at Oregon coming up next week.
4. Penn State (3-1) - James Franklin loses a big game yet again. Surprise surprise. They made it a game after coming back from 14 down to take the game to a 2nd overtime. Similar to the national semifinal last season, Drew Allar throw a game sealing interception. 10-2 gets the Lions to the playoff, but with games at Ohio State and vs Indiana remaining, that's no guarantee. The travel to the Rose Bowl this week to face winless UCLA. Hopefully they enjoy their time there, as they won't be heading back in January.
5. Illinois (4-1) - The Illini rebounded from the big loss at Indiana to beat USC and stay in B1G contention. They are at Purdue this week.
6. USC (4-1) - The Trojans lost a back and forth game at Illinois for their first loss of the season. They are off this week before hosting Michigan.
7. Washington (3-1) - The Huskies vaunted offense was held to six points at home against Ohio State, twice being stuffed in the red zone. They travel to undefeated Maryland this week in a contender v pretender game.
8. Michigan (3-1) - The Wolverines were off and host Wisconsin for Big Noon Kickoff this week. They'll move to 4-1, with a big game at USC looming.
9. Iowa (3-2) - The Hawkeyes fell to Indiana at home. They forced Indiana to play Iowa football and kept things interesting. They are off this week.
10. Michigan State (3-1) - The Spartans were off and travel to Nebraska this week.
11. Nebraska (3-1) - The Huskers were off this week and host Michigan State this week.
12. Maryland (4-0) - The Terps were off and host Washington this week, looking for their first big win the of the season. Is this another 4-0 to 6-6 Maryland team? We'll have a good idea after this week.
13. Minnesota (3-1) - The Gophers were beat Rutgers and travel to Columbus to face the #1 Buckeyes this week.
14. Rutgers (3-2) - The Scarlet Knights lost a back and forth game at Minnesota and are of this week.
15. Purdue (2-2) - The Boilermakers were off and host Illinois this week.
16. Wisconsin (2-2) - The Badgers were off and travel to Michigan for Big Noon Kickoff this week.
17. Northwestern (2-2) - The Wildcats beat UCLA to get their first B1G win. They host ULM this week, looking for their third win.
18. UCLA (0-4) - The Bruins nearly left Evanston with their first win, but fell 17-14 to Northwestern. They host Penn State this week. I'm not seeing a way that they leave this spot and 0-12 is very possible.
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