1. Ohio State - Idle
2. Wisconsin - Making a strong case to be #1
3. Michigan - Defense looks good, offense is improving. Too many people overreacted to the Wisconsin game.
4. Penn State - Beat Iowa at night. I am really shocked they were able to overcome that atmosphere. I'm still not convinced they are a top 10 team, however.
5. Minnesota - This team is starting to believe. You can actually see their confidence now. I don't think they are a top 10 team just yet, but their improvement from game to game is probably the best in the B1G right now.
6. Michigan State - For as easy as the Minnesota and Penn State schedules have been, MSU has had a brutal stretch. Ohio State and Iowa back to back will make anyone look bad.
7. Iowa - I don't know where to put this team at the moment. The defense looks very good, the offense doesn't look like they have improved over last year's version.
8. Indiana - This team is good enough to win their next 3 games. They could be 7-2 when they visit Penn State in 4 weeks. With the rise of Minnesota and Indiana, Penn State's upcoming schedule looks MUCH more difficult than it did earlier in the season.
9. Nebraska - A combination of a tough schedule, injuries, and a depleted roster are really starting to effect this team. They have a bye week, and they need it. Indiana is their next opponent, and could very well hand Nebraska another loss.
10. Purdue - I'm still impressed with all of the young talent they have. When healthy, they may have the best wide receivers in the B1G. If they finish strong, despite all of the injuries, they could make some noise next season.
11. Northwestern - Idle, but the competitive game against Nebraska loses some luster.
12. Illinois - The rare case of a team moving UP even though they lost. That stretch of 25 unanswered points against Michigan was REALLY impressive.
13. Maryland - This is the worst coached team in the B1G. They have REALLY good players on both sides of the ball, and yet the coaching is so bad...
14. Rutgers - I'm actually feeling pity for them right now.