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Topic: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #28 on: September 22, 2026, 12:47:13 PM »
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #29 on: September 22, 2026, 01:52:48 PM »
FWIW the brand new 2027 US News academic rankings of national universities is out. 

The 2027 rankings for Big Ten schools are below.

9 Northwestern University
20 University of California, Los Angeles
25 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
27 University of Southern California
34 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
34 University of Wisconsin--Madison
44 Rutgers University--New Brunswick
44 The Ohio State University
49 University of Maryland, College Park
49 University of Washington
55 Purdue University--Main Campus
55 The Pennsylvania State University--University Park
59 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
69 Michigan State University
73 Indiana University--Bloomington
100 University of Iowa
116 University of Oregon
169 University of Nebraska -- Lincoln
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2026, 02:16:35 PM »
so, that's why the Cali schools got an invite
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #31 on: September 22, 2026, 02:23:10 PM »
Doubtful.  They got invited because of USC's TV ratings and then their desire to bring a local dancing partner along with them.

Oregon and Washington, on the other hand, were super-dumb invitations.

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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #32 on: September 22, 2026, 02:27:38 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on September 22, 2026, 02:23:10 PM
Doubtful.  They got invited because of USC's TV ratings and then their desire to bring a local dancing partner along with them.

Oregon and Washington, on the other hand, were super-dumb invitations.


The wonks in Rosemont have a lot of experience in that regard.
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #33 on: September 22, 2026, 02:28:19 PM »
all 4 of them - super dumb
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #34 on: September 22, 2026, 02:28:55 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on September 22, 2026, 02:28:19 PM
all 4 of them - super dumb
That's fair too.  And Rutgers and Maryland.  The last good one was your Huskers.
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #35 on: September 22, 2026, 02:30:13 PM »
6 super dumb

1 may have been dumb, but not super dumb
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #36 on: September 23, 2026, 11:56:01 AM »
Last week in parenthesis


  • OHIO STATE (1) - last "off" week before the gauntlet
  • INDIANA (2) - Northwestern looks feistier than expected
  • PENN STATE (4) - first real test for Rocco Becht
  • IOWA (5) - first to double digits wins?
  • USC (3) - not pretty, but the west coast schools going east don't have a great track record
  • OREGON (6) - way to send a message to the haters Dan
  • MICHIGAN (7) - slow start, woke up
  • UCLA (9) - I don't know who the current JMU coach is, but I would hire him no matter what
  • NORTHWESTERN (14) - I see you Wildcats
  • WASHINGTON (8) - perhaps the most blah 3-0 P4 team in the country
  • NEBRASKA (10) - perhaps the 2nd
  • ILLINOIS (11) - takes more than beating a mid FCS team for me to upgrade them
  • WISCONSIN (12) - offense finally woke up, but EMU defense might just be REALLY bad
  • MICHIGAN STATE (15) - defense held their own, OL got pushed around
  • MARYLAND (13) - thought they'd put up at least a fight at home
  • MINNESOTA (16) - chance to prove Mississippi State was a fluke
  • PURDUE (17) - Wake is better than we thought, but this defense is atrocious
  • RUTGERS (18) - maybe not dead yet, but still 0-3



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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #37 on: September 23, 2026, 12:14:41 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on September 22, 2026, 08:54:10 AM
I agree.  Unfortunately, I'll be attending a wedding in Des Moines.
U taking the Plastic Fantastic? 
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #38 on: September 23, 2026, 12:17:34 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on September 22, 2026, 02:23:10 PM
Doubtful.  They got invited because of USC's TV ratings and then their desire to bring a local dancing partner along with them.

Oregon and Washington, on the other hand, were super-dumb invitations.
Been number one for TWO weeks and already sniping at the poor unfortunates
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #39 on: September 23, 2026, 12:18:59 PM »
I'd love to but there are numerous issues

the least of which is rain in the forecast, also questionable parking for door dings in the parking garage attached to the Hotel Fort Des Moines, and no hook to hang the jacket
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #40 on: September 23, 2026, 12:20:37 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on September 22, 2026, 02:30:13 PM
6 super dumb

1 may have been dumb, but not super dumb
Oh you can get there,I have been many times,not profitable but can be alot of fun
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Re: Big Ten 2026 Power Rankings Before Week 4
« Reply #41 on: September 24, 2026, 03:18:08 PM »
Massey composite rankings - 55 computers (last week in parenthesis)

  • Notre Dame (2)
  • Texas (3)
  • Alabama (6)
  • INDIANA (1)
  • OHIO STATE (4)
  • Miami (5)
  • Georgia (8)
  • Ole Miss (11)
  • PENN STATE (13)
  • Utah (10)
  • LSU (9)
  • USC (12)
  • Tennessee (16)
  • MICHIGAN (17)
  • BYU (14)
  • Florida (23)
  • IOWA (20)
  • Texas Tech 915)
  • Texas A&M (7)
  • OREGON (19)
  • Oklahoma (18)
  • Mississippi State (-)
  • Kansas State (25)
  • Louisville (-)
  • Duke (-)

28. Nebraska (29)
31. Washington (27)
32. UCLA (37)
34. Northwestern (54)
41. Illinois (39)
51. Wisconsin (61)
53. Michigan State (57)
55. Maryland (50)
58. Minnesota (63)
89. Purdue (85)
111. Rutgers (114)
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