Well, i feel there are 3 serious contenders for #1 and that does not include Penn St.
1. Oregon - follows up big win over Ohio St with a dominat victory over Purdue.
2. Ohio St - Does OSU really already have 2 bye weeks already? OSU has dominated all its game except for it's 1-point loss at Oregon.
3. Indiana. - Indiana's victory over Neb was so impressive, I seriously thought about putting Indiana #1. Indiana has not trailed for 1 second in any single game this year. The only thing missing is a win over one of the big boys.
4. Penn St - undefeated but struggled 2 weeks ago to win against a not so great USC in OT
5. Wisconsin - 3 strong victories in a row after a slow start. The only question I have is how did they lose so badly to USC early in the season?
6. Mich St - only 2 losses in conference are to OSU and Ore. Mich St surprisingly dominated both the offensive and defensive lines against Iowa. MSU is a dangerous team that looks much better after it's first bye week. MSU has a good coach and a young QB with superstar potential. The next question is can they win consistently.
7. Illinois - solid win over Mich but other 2 Big Ten wins were in OT.
8. Iowa - Iowa's defense this year does not appear to be as good as past years, which is a problem, because the offense can not carry this team when the defense struggles.
9. Washington - previous wins over Mich and NW don't look so impressive now.
10. Michigan - 2 losses already and they still have to play Ore, Ind and OSU.
11. Minnesota - 2 wins over USC and UCLA and 2 losses to Mich and Iowa.
12. Nebraska - they really looked bad against Ind. Neb's only conference wins are over Rut and Pur.
13. USC - is USC the new Nebraska?They seem to find a lot of ways to blow close games in 4Q. But it's not all bad. USC has an early win against Wisc.
14. NW - laid an egg against Wisc but still MD 2 weeks ago.
15. MD - Dont fire Mike Locksley just yet.
16. UCLA - picks up its first Big Ten victory on the road at Rutgers.
17. Rutgers - Rutgers has flat out fallen apart after a decent start early in the season.
18. Purdue. - after a surprisingly close OT loss to ILL 2 weeks aga, Purdue returned to be the same awful team we knew they were against Ore.