Good golly
1. Ohio State: Well, for this week at least. Not sure there was actual defensive improvement, but the offense has been at ludicrous speed the past two weeks. They finally got their running game figured out, and Haskins is seeing everything. But Northwestern isn't going to be an easy task - they are much more comfortable playing back in zone and making the Bucks earn every inch.
2. Michigan: Many times you're the bear, but not always. Also, this team has not traveled well this year.
3. Northwestern: Off to Indy for the Cats. The Buckeyes probably aren't who they were expecting, but it's who they've got, and probably a better matchup for them if they can slow things down.
4. Penn State: Not the season they hoped for, but overall hardly a bad year.
5. Iowa: Four losses this year by a total of 21 points. They were strong, just couldn't quite get the breaks they needed.
6. Purdue: Got themselves into a bowl game after some early losses, and have rounded into a strong team.
7. Nebraska: Sort of Purdue light, need to get the defense sorted out, but have also rounded into a good team.
8. Minnesota: I'm struggling with where to put these teams, but they certainly looked the part against Wisconsin.
9. Wisconsin: They have fallen into a hole, which is tough to figure out because they still run the ball like Wisconsin. Everything else, not so much.
10. Michigan State: Not a season resume ranking, but a right now this team can't score against 11 guys from this board ranking.
11. Maryland: The most bipolar team on this list - either pretty good or very bad depending on the day.
12. Indiana: Never quite had enough this year.
13. Illinois: Well, not completely terrible
14. Rutgers: Completely terrible
