My last week in parenthesis.
1. (1)Ohio State: Top 4 are very close for me. TCU loosing puts Ohio State's good game with them in a bit more question. Going into Happy Valley this weekend, I am not sure I think Buckeyes are most likely to win.
2. (2) Penn State: Struggled for a half with Illinois, but it was on the road on a short week.
3 (5). Michigan: Maybe too big a rise after this week. Wisconsin had the far better win this week, but power rankings to me are about how you feel teams are and I think Michigan starting to really put things together. I'm not sold on that yet, but even against a struggling Cornhusker team, that was impressive.
4. (3) Wisconsin: If they don't mess up in any games they should win, then they are heading to Indianapolis.
5. (4) Iowa: They had it right there and they gave it back to Wisconsin. Probably will have to be perfect rest of the way to get to Indianapolis and then still need help.
6. (6) Michigan State: Indiana had been playing well and that was on the road. Good win.
7. (9) Maryland: Texas win looks better and better and had convincing win vs. Minnesota.
8. (8) Indiana: Team playing pretty well.
9. (7) Minnesota: Not a good showing vs. Maryland.
10. (12) Northwestern: Didn't play and moved up 2 spots. Should have had them above Purdue before.
11. (11) Purdue: Top 25 win this week. I don't think this team is great, but few plays from being 4-0 instead of 1-3. I think they are better than few teams above, but with head to head loss to Northwestern and record, I want to see a bit more before moving up.
12. (13) Illinois: They have at least been in games last 2 weeks in losses.
13. (10) Nebraska: Can't believe I have a Nebraska team this low, but nothing has gone right here yet. They will improve.
14. (14) Rutgers: I don't know if this is Ash's last year, but I think he has lost the fanbase with the last 2 losses. It's going to be hard to get it back.