B1G Power Rankings after CG's

[medinabuckeye1]

Link to last week's rankings.  

[LittlePig]

1. OSU
2. NW
3. Mich
4. PSU
5. Iowa
6. Purdue
7. MSU
8. Wisc
9. Neb
10. Minn
11.  MD
12.  Indy
13.  ILL
14. Rut

[FearlessF]

no change from last week

1. Ohio State
2. Michigan
3. Northwestern
4. Penn State
5. Iowa
6. Wisconsin
7. Purdue
8. Michigan State
9. Nebraska
10. Maryland
11. Indiana
12. Minnesota
13. Illinois
14. Rutgers

[medinabuckeye1]

Last week I had Michigan #1, Ohio State #2, and Northwestern #3.  The only things that I think need to be reconsidered after the CG are M/tOSU for #1 and NU/PSU for #3 so here goes:

For all spots, I view H2H as most important followed by the rest of the games in order of how close the opponent is to the teams in question.  Thus, for the #1 spot, the H2H and common opponents, in order of importance, are:

• H2H, big advantage to tOSU
• vs #3 PSU, big advantage to M
• vs #4 NU, big advantage to tOSU
• vs #8 MSU, advantage tOSU
• vs #9 UNL, big advantage M
• vs #11 UMD, big advantage M
• vs #12 IU, advantage tOSU
• vs #14 RU, advantage tOSU

Then of course there are the non-common conference games:

• tOSU lost big to PU, M blew out UW, big advantage M
• tOSU beat MN by 16

Finally the OOC:

• I see this as roughly a wash.  

I still think it is close, but I will move tOSU up to #1 partially based on recency bias.  

Now for #3:

• No H2H
• vs #2 M, big advantage NU
• vs #4 IA, almost even, maybe a slight NU advantage
• vs #1 tOSU, big advantage PSU
• vs #6/7 UW, almost even slight NU advantage
• vs #8 MSU, big advantage NU
• vs #13 ILL, big advantage PSU
• vs #14 RU, big advantage PSU

When you add in the non-common opponents, NU's terrible OOC, and "eye test" I now think there is enough to move PSU up to the #3 spot.  

Thus, my new rankings are:

• Ohio State
• Michigan
• Penn State
• Northwestern
• Purdue
• Wisconsin
• Iowa
• Nebraska
• Minnesota
• Michigan State
• Maryland
• Indiana
• Illinois
• Rutgers

[ELA]

Last week in parenthesis, but I see no reason to change...

• OHIO STATE (1) - ho hum, just a Rose Bowl
• MICHIGAN (2)
• NORTHWESTERN (3) - held their own in the trenches, but not enough athletes, and Thorson was way below his standard
• PENN STATE (4)
• IOWA (5)
• WISCONSIN (6)
• MICHIGAN STATE (7)
• PURDUE (8)
• MINNESOTA (9)
• NEBRASKA (10)
• INDIANA (11)
• MARYLAND (12)
• ILLINOIS (13)
• RUTGERS (14)

[Brutus Buckeye]

Also sticking with last week... 

1 Buckeyes
2 Wolverines 
3 Wildcats 
4 Nittany Lions 
5 Spartans
6 Hawkeyes 
7 Badgers  
8 Boilermakers 
9 Cornhuskers 
10 Terrapins 
11 Golden Gophers 
12 Hoosiers 
13 Fighting Illini 
14 Scarlet Knights 

[FearlessF]

not sure why things would change after the Conf Champ game

[TyphonInc]

No Changes

OHIO STATE (--) - ROSE BOWL BOUND!
MICHIGAN (--) -
PENN STATE (-) -
NORTHWESTERN (--) - Great 3rd Quarter
IOWA (--) -
MICHIGAN STATE (--)-
WISCONSIN (--) -
PURDUE (--) -
MARYLAND (--) -
MINNESOTA (--) -
NEBRASKA (--) -
INDIANA (--) -
ILLINOIS (-1) -
RUTGERS (--) - Can we talk replacements?

[847badgerfan]

Can we talk replacements?

No, we cannot. Deletions, yes. Have at it.

[rolltidefan]

No, we cannot. Deletions, yes. Have at it.

michigan!  i kid, i got nothing against mich, just seemed like the best joke

[TyphonInc]

[ELA]

Massey composite rankings (110 rankings), with last week in parenthesis...

• Alabama (1)
• Clemson (2)
• Georgia (3)
• Notre Dame (4)
• OHIO STATE (6)
• Oklahoma (5)
• MICHIGAN (7)
• Central Florida (8)
• LSU (9)
• Washington (15)
• PENN STATE (10)
• Florida (11)
• Washington State (12)
• Mississippi State (13)
• Missouri (14)
• Kentucky (16)
• Texas A&M (17)
• Fresno State (22)
• West Virginia (19)
• Utah (18)
• Texas (21)
• Syracuse (23)
• Boise State (20)
• Stanford (-)
• IOWA (24)

• 34. Northwestern (33)
• 35. Michigan State (35)
• 39. Purdue (40)
• 45. Wisconsin (46)
• 57. Minnesota (59)
• 68. Maryland (68)
• 72. Indiana (71)
• 78. Nebraska (77)
• 101. Illinois (102)
• 117. Rutgers (117)