Contenders: no change.
1) Ohio State: this coming week at Washington isn't nothing.
2) Oregon: but this week's game will be a doozy.
3) Penn State: ^^^^^^^^
Top-25-ish:
4) Indiana: I did NOT see that coming. Interesting test at Iowa this week.
5) Michigan: getting the win at Nebraska was pretty good.
6) USC: not that impressive to win at home against MSU, but a decent performance.
7) Iowa? This might be generous, but cross-country travel and a win is good. I still have questions. Indiana will likely answer them.
Could sneak up on someone:
8) Nebraska: good effort, just short.
9) Illinois: exposed.
10) Washington: should I give them more credit for dominating an old rival? No.
11) Michigan State: losing cross-country against a pretty good liking team shouldn't result in much of a drop.
12) Minnesota: wisely took the week off. Rutgers at home should be a good bounce back game.
Pur-Don't:
13) Rutgers: somehow helped Iowa find its offense.
14) Maryland: 4-0 has to be worth something, and dominant at Wisconsin is surprising. Take an extra week to enjoy, then make Washington fly 3000 miles to play you.
15) Purdue: respectable loss. Kind of sums up this category, though.
16) Wisconsin: pride makes me put the Badgers above Northwestern, but this team is simply unprepared, and odds are good they lose out.
17) Northwestern: will likely pick up another win this week with UCLA coming to the banks of Lake Michigan.
Mountain West Division:
18) UCLA: a chance for a win in the B1G pillow fight of the week.
