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Hoosiers - blew out another Big Ten opponent,  this team seems destined for a trip to Indy and a spot in the College Football Playoff. They now sit at the highest ranking in the AP Poll in program history

Bucks - dominating performance. The Buckeyes had a little trouble in the first half because of an inopportune turnover, but they put their foot on the gas en route to a blowout of Penn State

Ducks - bounced back in a big way & still have a shot at both a Big Ten title and College Football Playoff.  Northwestern remains the only FBS team with a winning record that Oregon’s defeated this year.

USC - hard to drop USC alot after a loss on the road at Notre Dame. They just found a way to win Maiva didn't play his best game, still, the offense made big plays when it had to, and the defense came up big in the second half.

Michigan - didn't play particularly well V. Purdue, but at this point, all it has to do is keep winning. They're holes on this team tho the defense/team display toughness

Iowa - just how good is this Iowa team? The defense is really good, and it feels like the offense is coming around. If Iowa can beat the Ducks Saturday, you can queue up talk of a path to the College Football Playoff.

Huskies - Aside from the poor showing against Michigan on the road, Washington has looked like one of the top teams in the league despite the off week.

Illini - Won 35-13 vs. Rutgers,its schedule has been tough. Of the 3 losses, the Illini have lost to Ohio State/Indiana/Washington

'Skers - hard-luck loss @ home for the skers, who had to play a lot of the second half without starting injured QB Dylan Raiola because of injury.

Goophs - been good at pulling out close games, however against very good teams have been blowout losses But hey, the Gophers are prolly bowl bound

Wildcats - have been much better than anyone thought after the 1st weeks into the season,and still has a good shot at getting bowl-eligible.

Medina's objective power rankings:

First the rules:
This is completely objective:
Each team's opponents are ranked from 1- (5 or 6) based on performance against that team.  Ties are broken based on HFA but if there is a tie that can't be broken by HFA then the tied teams each get the average of the group's rankings.  Finally, OT games are considered closer than regulation games regardless of the final score.  

Example:
Ohio State just beat Penn State.  The Buckeyes are 5-0 and the Nittany Lions are 0-5 but we aren't really comparing Ohio State to Penn State.  What we are doing instead is comparing the Buckeyes to PSU's other four opponents and the Lions to tOSU's other four opponents.  So for this example, as against Ohio State:

• (tie) IL lost at home to tOSU by 18, they get 1.5.  
• (tie) UDub lost at home to tOSU by 18, they get 1.5.  
• PSU lost to tOSU by 24.  
• UW lost to tOSU by 34.  
• MN lost to tOSU by 39.  

As against Penn State:

• tOSU beat PSU by 24.  
• UCLA beat PSU by 5.  
• NU beat PSU by 1 on the road.  
• Iowa beat PSU by 1 at home.  
• Oregon beat PSU in OT.  

Based on the above, Medina's objective rankings are a follows:

• Indiana, 1.17
• Ohio State, 1.4
• Washington, 2.3
• Iowa, 2.4
• USC, 2.5
• Oregon, 2.7
• Penn State, 2.8
• Illinois, 2.83
• Northwestern, 3
• UCLA, 3.2
• Nebraska, 3.6
• Maryland, 3.83
• Michigan, 3.92
• Michigan State, 4
• Wisconsin, 4.2
• Minnesota, 4.33
• Purdue, 4.67
• Rutgers, 4.83

Contenders:
1) Ohio State--convincing, quality win, no matter the caveats.
2) Indiana--dominant, again.
3) Oregon--bye

Top 25-ish:
4) Iowa--bye
5) USC--good road win, but not sure how good it really was.
6) Michigan--only because it has the H2H over Washington; this week wasn't that convincing.
7) Washington--bye

Not Ready for Prime Time:
8) Illinois--good win.
9) Penn State--still dangerous purely on its collection of talent.
10) Nebraska--what does the future hold without the starting QB?
11) Northwestern--don't sleep on the Wildcats...but they might also need to beat Minnesota to go to a bowl.
12) Minnesota--but they are here by a thread with a bunch of close, bottom-tier wins at home.
13) [October] UCLA--bye, but I have my doubts about Minnesota, so there's some opportunity here.
14) [October] Maryland--Indiana is good.
15) Rutgers--played a better team.

PurDon't:
16) Michigan State--tough way to lose, but that's what happens when you just aren't that good.
17) Purdue--plays like it's better than this, but loses. Over and over again.
18) Wis-can't, son--so bad they are also losing the coaching carousel.