1. Penn State - B1G's pony to bet on to the get into the playoff
2. Michigan - They have the D, but they have a lot of work to do on offense
3. Wisconsin - Business as usual
4. Ohio State - Plenty of time to learn and improve. B1G title and playoff berth are still there for the taking
5. Iowa - in much better shape with BF calling the shots instead of GDGD. ISU looks to be trending upwards, but Iowa shouldn't get torched like that
6. Maryland - may be the B1G's surprise team
7. Minnesota - Oregon State is probably one of the 3 weakest Power 5 teams this year (along with Kansas and Rutgers), but the Gophers won on the road in style. B1G teams aren't known to do that out West, regardless of whom they play
8. Michigan State - at least look improved enough to go bowling
9. Indiana - just good enough to maybe mess up someone's season
10. Nebraska - Nearly came back to at least force OT @ Oregon, but so far it appears neither team is anywhere close to being back yet
11. Northwestern - Looking like the B1G's most disappointing team so far
12. Purdue - This team is showing some signs of life. I'm going to wait a week or two before I feel moving them higher is justified
13. Illinois - Lovie probably isn't the answer
14. Rutgers - no excuse to lose to EMU at home