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Link to last week's rankings
Link to last week's rankings. 

Votes through @fezzador , 15 voters.  

Drop the high and low:

Graphic of rankings so far this year:

COTY/Hot Seat Chart (Coaches of teams on the left are in the running for COTY, coaches of teams on the right should update their resume):

Vote Distribution:

Schedule/performance table:

1. Ohio State: Pretty solid performance.  It was fun to see Justin Fields dedicate to making some plays in the run game.  He's been so focused on not being a running quarterback you forget he's a pretty good running quarterback.  The defense had a couple blips but was overall pretty strong.  And who else could you consider?

2. Indiana: Penixless, but not hopeless.  Jack Tuttle was a pretty strong recruit, too, and while their offense wasn't great, they were good enough.  The defense really came through for them, which was important on a day they were outgained by over a 100 yards.  They still have a chance at a B1G championship of OSU-Michigan gets nixed and the B1G doesn't change the rules.

3. Northwestern: Not sure how good they are, but also tough to put anyone else over them.  The defense is legit, which is enough.

4. Iowa: They've rounded into a pretty solid program.  That's a lot, this year.

5. Wisconsin: The offense has real problems.  Two games in a row they have struggled, and next up is Iowa.  Then maybe OSU.  They could finish 2-4 and still be a pretty good team.

6. Maryland: Feels high, but also, the league sucks

7. Penn State:  The universe is slowly righting itself

8. Nebraska: Challenging to rank, but hey they won so this looks like a good spot

9. Michigan: No result has shown them to be anything but a pretty average team

10. Minnesota: COVID derailed them when they were getting something going

11. Illinois: Actually came in and competed with Iowa.  Still not that good.

12. Rutgers: Sometimes the universe reminds you that Rutgers is still Rutgers. Barely eclipsed 200 yards.

13. Purdue: What the hell do I do with this team? From once being the favorite to win the West, they've lost four straight, mostly to the bottom half of the conference.

14. Michigan State: The bottom of the B1G isn't as hopeless as it used to be.

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

NOTE, this is NOT my ranking, this is just my now usual weekly comparison of how the teams have done relative to their opponents' other opponents.  

Notes:
For the four teams that have played seven games (IU, PSU, RU, IA), their opponents are simply ranked 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 based on raw score differential.  Example, IU:

• tOSU did the best against them, winning by a TD so the Buckeyes get a 1.00
• MSU did the worst against them, losing 24-0 so the Spartans get a 7.00

For the six teams that have played six games (MSU, M, NU, IL, UNL, PU), their opponents are ranked 1.5-2.5-3.5-4.5-5.5-6.5 based on raw score differential.  Example, MSU:

• Iowa did the best against them, winning by 42 so the Hawkeyes get a 1.50
• Northwestern did the worst against them, losing by 9 so the Wildcats get a 6.5

These rankings are the average of the possibilities IF the team in question had played seven rather than six games.  

For the two teams that have played five games (tOSU, MN), their opponents are ranked 2-3-4-5-6 based on raw score differential.  Example, tOSU:

• Indiana did the best against them, losing by a TD so the Hoosiers get a 2.00
• MSU did the worst against them, losing by 40 so the Spartans get a 6.00

These rankings are the average of the possibilities IF the team in question had played seven rather than five games.  


For the two teams that have played four games (UW, UMD), their opponents are ranked 2.5-3.5-4.5-5.5 based on raw score differential.  Example, UW:

• Northwestern did the best against them, winning by 10 so the Wildcats get a 2.5
• Michigan and Illinois tied for worst against them so the Wolverines and Illini get 5.00 each

For all of the above:

• OT games are considered closer than games decided in regulation so winning by 1 in regulation is a bigger win than winning by 8 in OT.  
• Ties are split between the two teams.  Ie, Michigan and Illinois tied for 3rd/4th out of four against Wisconsin.  Third should get a 4.5 and fourth should get a 5.5 so those are averaged and both teams get a 5.00

Averages based on that:

Average of 1.80:

• Ohio State:  First of seven against IU and RU (1.00), first of six against UNL (1.50), second of six against MSU (2.50), third of seven against PSU (3.00).  

Average of 2.79:

• Iowa:  First of seven against PSU (1.00), first of six against MSU (1.50), second of six against NU (2.50), third of six against IL and UNL (3.50), fifth of six against PU (5.5).  

Average of 2.88:

• Wisconsin:  First of six against IL and M (1.50), third of seven against IU (3.00), fifth of six against NU (5.5).  

Average of 3.21:

• Indiana:  First of five against tOSU (2.00), second of six against M (2.50), tied for 2nd/3rd of seven against RU (2.5), second of four against UW and UMD (3.5), third of six against MSU (3.5).  

Average of 3.50:

• Northwestern:  Second of seven against IA (2.0), first of four against UW and UMD (2.5), tied for 2nd/3rd of six against PU (3.0), fourth of six against UNL (4.5), sixth of six against MSU (6.5).  

Average of 4.00:

• Penn State:  Second of seven against IU (2.0), tied for 2nd/3rd of seven against  RU (2.5), second of five against tOSU (3.0), third of six against M (3.5), fourth of four against UMD (5.5), fifth of six against UNL (5.5).  

Average of 4.08:

• Nebraska:  First of six against PU (1.5), third of seven against IA (3.0), fourth of seven against PSU (4.0), fourth of six against NU (4.5), fourth of five against tOSU (5.0), sixth of six against IL (6.5).  

Average of 4.25:

• Maryland:  Second of seven against PSU (2.0), third of five against MN (4.0), tied for 4th/5th of seven against IU (4.5), sixth of six against NU (6.5).  

Average of 4.42:

• Purdue:  First of seven against IA (1.0), third of six against NU (3.5), fourth of six against IL (4.5), fourth of five against MN (5.0), sixth of seven against RU (6.0), sixth of six against UNL (6.5).  

Average of 4.60:

• Minnesota:  Second of six against IL (2.5), third of four against UMD (4.5), fourth of six against PU (4.5), fifth of seven against IA (5.0), sixth of six against M (6.5).  

Average of 4.67:

• Illinois:  Second of six against UNL (2.5), fourth of seven against IA and RU (4.0), tied for 3rd/4th of four against UW (5.0), fifth of five against MN (6.0), sixth of six against PU (6.5).  

Average of 4.86:

• Rutgers:  Tied for 2nd/3rd of six against PU (3.0), third of five against tOSU (4.0), tied for 4th/5th of seven against IU (4.5), fourth of six against MSU (4.5), fifth of six against IL and M (5.5), seventh of seven against PSU (7.0).  

Average of 5.08:  

• Michigan:  Second of five against MN (3.0), tied for 3rd/4th of four against UW (5.0), fifth of seven against RU (5.0), fifth of six against MSU (5.5), sixth of seven against IU and PSU (6.0).  

Average of 5.50:

• Michigan State:  First of six against NU (1.5), fourth of six against M (4.5), fifth of five against tOSU (6.0), seventh of seven against IU, IA, and RU (7.0).  

So if we ranked by this it would be:

• 1.80 Ohio State
• 2.79 Iowa
• 2.88 Wisconsin
• 3.21 Indiana
• 3.50 Northwestern
• 4.00 Penn State
• 4.08 Nebraska
• 4.25 Maryland
• 4.42 Purdue
• 4.60 Minnesota
• 4.67 Illinois
• 4.86 Rutgers
• 5.08 Michigan
• 5.50 Michigan State