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1. Wisconsin
2. Ohio State
3. Penn State
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. Michigan State
7. Minnesota
8. Northwestern
9. Maryland
10. Nebraska
11. Indiana
12. Illinois
13. Purdue
14. Rutgers

1. Ohio State: Leaving them here for now due to beating a good team, though they looked very mortal at times.  The start of that game reminded me of 2015, though the main difference was that Ryan Day didn't keep trying to run the same play all game.  Some nice calls that sprung some big plays to widen a pretty tough game.  The defense looked a bit rickety at times, though the final stats weren't bad.  Well see what SP says.

2. Wisconsin: Whipped a bad team.  Will know more next week.

3. Penn State: Paved a short handed Purdue team, but my goodness.  Their defense has been special, and they are forcing their way into a top three instead of a top two.

4. Michigan State:  Came to play against OSU.  The defense is strong, and they get enough offense to beat teams.  If they could get a more consistent running game, they'd be right in the mix.

5. Michigan: Offense still DOA, but the defense is rounding into form.  Don Brown is coaching his tail off, and the youngsters are making some plays.  Still, you have to score.

6. Iowa: Not quite dynamic enough to make Michigan pay, but they went on the road and played some defense.

7, Minnesota: Chugging right along.  Are they getting better?  Still waiting for them to play a team with a pulse.

8. Indiana: I can't remember where I placed them last week.  They could squeeze into the top six.

9. Nebraska: Got mucked up by Northwestern, but got the win.

10. Northwestern: Mucking people up, but can't get a win.

11. Purdue: I suppose

12. Maryland: Well they won a game

13. Illinois: No more Lovie feeling

14. Rutgers:

Hey friends. I usually don't participate here because I think rankings cause nonsensical angst. 

But we're like three rankings in and I already have nonsensical angst. I can't throw stones without participating (that would be super rude), so here we go. 

1. OSU - Is this a question? Are we actually talking about OSU looking not great? This is something CFB does, making us see small flaws that happen across a 12-game season and think, is this a thing to worry over? OSU played the No. 2 SP+ defense. It got 7.1 yards per play. It played a not-good offense. It held it to 4.5 yards per play, which is what the No. 125 offense in the land is putting up. Maybe OSU is vulnerable to a top-6 team. But it would still be favored by nine over UW on a neutral field. 

Gap

2. UW - Smushing Kent State is good. Defense is superb. Offense has some ups and downs. I think UW could give OSU a game on the right day, but a No.2 by a slight margin.

3. PSU - Just rolling along, mushing so-so and bad teams. They're No. 3 in yards per play allowed and top-10 in offensive yards per play. Schedule helps, but they're doing what's needed. 

4. Michigan - This might be prisoner of the moment. Wolverines trail MSU and Iowa in SRS, but lead in FPI. Haven't seen SP+ yet. Michigan just beat Iowa, and there doesn't feel like a ton of separation. MSU has two losses.

5. MSU (I guess) - Sitting ahead of Iowa because they were feistier against a better team, not averaging 3.6 yards per play with four turnovers in a winnable game.

6. Iowa - see pervious two entries

7. Minnesota - What the hell do I do with you? You're 5-0 with an atrocious schedule. And you played unimpressive. This is a placeholder.

8. Maryland - I kinda like IU and Neb better, but the numbers favor Md., even if the schedule means bowling will be harder

9. Indiana - Has Tom allen done a good job? No bowls is a sticking point, but they've been kinda feisty and not bottoming out. His bowl path looked tough, but the degradation of the bottom of the conference could save him. 

10. Nebraska - The expected rise has not happened, but they have four wins and will be favored at least twice more. So a bowl would be real progress, even though it doesn't feel like it. 

11. NW - Holy hell, they're 1-4, and the back half of the schedule means a bowl is ever so slightly possible 

12. Purdue - Sorry about the QB, though the threat of losing Brohm is now very low. 

13. Illinois - If they're smart, they'll go option. They're not, so they'll hire another recruiter to finally get the talent from Chi/Stl or maybe a Bear Raid guy

14. Rutgers - There is no hope

1.  Ohio State - I have them at 1 overall too.

2.  Wisconsin.
3.  Penn State, but I'm soft on this.

4. Michigan
5.  Iowa
6.  Minnesota - congrats on being undefeated
7.  MSU

8.  Nebraska
9.  Indiana
10.  UMd

11.  Indiana
12.  Illinois
13.  Purdue
14.  Rutger

I thought the bottom of the SEC was bad. 

Which Indiana was supposed to be Northwestern? 

1. Ohio State
2. Wisconsin
3. Penn State
4. Michigan State
5. Michigan
6. Iowa
7. Minnesota 
8. Nebraska
9. Indiana
10. Northwestern 
11. Maryland
12. Illinois
13. Purdue 
14. Rutgers

1) Ohio State (1)
2) Wisconsin (2)
3) Penn State (3)
4) Michigan State (4)
5) Michigan (5)
6) Iowa (6)
7) Minnesota (7)
8) Maryland (8)
9) Nebraska (9)
10) Indiana (11)
11) Northwestern (10)
12) Purdue (12)
13) Illinois (13)
14) Rutgers (14)