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Title: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 04, 2020, 05:40:41 PM

Link to last week's rankings (https://www.cfb51.com/big-ten/b1g-power-rankings-week-6-19099/). 

Votes through @fezzador (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=44) , 15 voters.  
(https://i.imgur.com/zCWvuL8.png)
Drop the high and low:
(https://i.imgur.com/c1hI0ci.png)
Graphic of rankings so far this year:
(https://i.imgur.com/KY68I7k.jpg)
COTY/Hot Seat Chart (Coaches of teams on the left are in the running for COTY, coaches of teams on the right should update their resume):
(https://i.imgur.com/yXVNcII.jpg)
Vote Distribution:
(https://i.imgur.com/MpkRJYd.jpg)
Schedule/performance table:
(https://i.imgur.com/mQIuuJk.png)

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: TyphonInc on December 05, 2020, 07:20:00 PM

Cream is Rising

1 Ohio State - Undefeated

2 Indiana - only loss is to most likely our unanimous #1

3 Northwestern - 1 WTF moment

4 Iowa - horrible start.

The 2 Win Club - Do what you want, every team here has two wins; mostly against each other.

5 Wisconsin

6 Maryland

7 Penn State

8 Nebraska

9 Purdue

10 Rutgers

11 Illinois

12 Minnesota

13 Michigan State

14 Michigan - "We're gonna hang 100 on them." Ryan Day; Probably.

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: MaximumSam on December 05, 2020, 07:36:22 PM

1. Ohio State: Pretty solid performance.  It was fun to see Justin Fields dedicate to making some plays in the run game.  He's been so focused on not being a running quarterback you forget he's a pretty good running quarterback.  The defense had a couple blips but was overall pretty strong.  And who else could you consider?

2. Indiana: Penixless, but not hopeless.  Jack Tuttle was a pretty strong recruit, too, and while their offense wasn't great, they were good enough.  The defense really came through for them, which was important on a day they were outgained by over a 100 yards.  They still have a chance at a B1G championship of OSU-Michigan gets nixed and the B1G doesn't change the rules.

3. Northwestern: Not sure how good they are, but also tough to put anyone else over them.  The defense is legit, which is enough.

4. Iowa: They've rounded into a pretty solid program.  That's a lot, this year.

5. Wisconsin: The offense has real problems.  Two games in a row they have struggled, and next up is Iowa.  Then maybe OSU.  They could finish 2-4 and still be a pretty good team.

6. Maryland: Feels high, but also, the league sucks

7. Penn State:  The universe is slowly righting itself

8. Nebraska: Challenging to rank, but hey they won so this looks like a good spot

9. Michigan: No result has shown them to be anything but a pretty average team

10. Minnesota: COVID derailed them when they were getting something going

11. Illinois: Actually came in and competed with Iowa.  Still not that good.

12. Rutgers: Sometimes the universe reminds you that Rutgers is still Rutgers. Barely eclipsed 200 yards.

13. Purdue: What the hell do I do with this team? From once being the favorite to win the West, they've lost four straight, mostly to the bottom half of the conference.

14. Michigan State: The bottom of the B1G isn't as hopeless as it used to be.

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: LittlePig on December 05, 2020, 08:10:58 PM

Ok, this is going to be intersting.

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

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: Hawkinole on December 05, 2020, 10:25:35 PM

• Ohio St. - Doesn't need better matchup to qualify for CFB Playoffs; played Indiana.
• Indiana - Impressive win.
• Iowa - I am beginning to believe
• Northwestern - Hmm.  Didn't play. Very sneaky.
• Wisconsin - They can still mess everything up next Saturday.
• Maryland - Comments shut-off hereafter
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• Michigan St
• Michigan
• Illinois
• Penn St
• Rutgers
• Purdue

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: Benthere2 on December 05, 2020, 11:36:48 PM

OSU- way a head of the other teams in the conference
Indiana- great year and closing the gap
Northwestern- wins the West in a crazy year
Iowa- solid even in defeat
Maryland- young and will be building
Wisconsin- Keep doing what they are doing it will come around
Nebraska- a little fight in them
PSU- really not much difference between 7-14
MSU-getting used to the new staff
Illinois-Lovies' beard was great
Michigan-Jimmy magic is all gone
Minnesota- if they paly they will be down several starters (and they are not OSU)
Purdue- think the wind is out of the season
Rutgers-there's always next year, they are better than last years version

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: HawkFrenzy on December 06, 2020, 09:06:58 AM

1. tOSU - Best play of the day was watching Fields run downfield for a (possibly illegal) block. Hopefully they will be at full strength soon

2. Indiana - Defense...whaaat? No Penix so the defense stepped up to win the game. 

3. Northwestern - Only by a slight margin, possibly a different game if they played...

4. Iowa - Stat of the day, 21 straight games holding opponents under 25 points which leads the nation by a large margin

5. Wisconsin - Rolls the little guys but struggles with above

Crap shoot on the rest but for fun...

6. Maryland - By default because of non-losing record

7. PSU - This year, two wins in a row means something

8. Minn - Honestly, I am having a tough time deciding

9. Nebraska - Just because they hung on to beat Purdue and suddenly this Martinez guy played

10. Illinois - Forgot that a game was more than 20 minutes

11. Michigan - Still feels wrong to put them this low

12. Rutgers - Getting throttled and still kept fighting but really because they beat the next two

13. MSU - No shame in getting trounced by #1 but they are not last because of the recent win over #3

14. Purdon't - Early season wins have faded, I believe they would lose both of those if played again

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: Brutus Buckeye on December 06, 2020, 09:45:14 AM

1 Ohio State - Not as dominant as last year, but they don't need to be in order to remain atop this Conference. 
2 Indiana - They have amassed a nice collection of scalps for their mantle. 
3 Iowa - Just needed a few games to get going. 
4 Northwestern - because the rest of the league is quite a bit worse than Northwestern. 
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splitting hairs the rest of the way. As mentioned upthread, they all have 2 wins 
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5 Boilermaker - because one of their wins was against Iowa.
6 Michigan tate - because one of their wins was against Northwestern.
7 Penn State - On a two game winning streak. 
8 Wisconsin - On a two game losing streak; albeit against Northwestern and Indiana.  
9 Maryland - Similar resume to Wisconsin; 2-2 with the only two losses to Indiana and Northwestern. 
10 Nebraska - they will probably beat the Gophers, making the crossover game for bowl eligibility. 
11 Illinois - randomly inserting them between the two teams that they actually beat. 
12 RutgerSs - got their pants pulled down by Penn State. 
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n/a 1 Michigan - at least they beat...
n/a 2 Minnesota - 2-1 in their last three, so not quite as dire as one might think. 

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: iahawk15 on December 06, 2020, 11:46:50 AM

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

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: Temp430 on December 07, 2020, 05:29:58 AM

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

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: NorthernOhioBuckeye on December 07, 2020, 06:44:25 AM

1. Ohio State - They finally finished a game the way they are expected to. Right now, they appear to be in a class by themselves.
2. Indiana - Tom Allen should win the B1G coach of the year. They are playing great in all aspects of the game and showed it Sat by holding the Badgers to 6 points.
3. Northwestern - B1G West Champs. They play great defense and have a serviceable offense. This team will be a tough out for either tOSU or Indiana in the CCG. 
4. Iowa - Iowa is only a few points away from being undefeated. They are probably playing the best ball outside of OSU and Indiana. I have a hard time ranking them below NW as I am not sure who would win on a neutral field. But being as they lost at home to NW earlier, I am giving NW the benefit of the doubt. 
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5. Wisconsin - Not sure what to make of this team. I believe they are better than their record but have no way to qualify that. 
6. Maryland - Best of the rest
7. Nebraska - Looked competent Saturday
8. Penn State - Starting to remember how to play football. 
9. Purdue - Who knows. 
10. Michigan State - Ditto
11. Michigan - Ditto
12. Minnesota - Ditto
13. Illinois - Ditto
14. Rutgers - Ditto

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 07, 2020, 07:40:22 AM

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

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 11:52:26 AM

NOTE, this is NOT my ranking, this is just my now usual weekly comparison of how the teams have done relative to their opponents' other opponents.  

Notes:
For the four teams that have played seven games (IU, PSU, RU, IA), their opponents are simply ranked 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 based on raw score differential.  Example, IU:

• tOSU did the best against them, winning by a TD so the Buckeyes get a 1.00
• MSU did the worst against them, losing 24-0 so the Spartans get a 7.00

For the six teams that have played six games (MSU, M, NU, IL, UNL, PU), their opponents are ranked 1.5-2.5-3.5-4.5-5.5-6.5 based on raw score differential.  Example, MSU:

• Iowa did the best against them, winning by 42 so the Hawkeyes get a 1.50
• Northwestern did the worst against them, losing by 9 so the Wildcats get a 6.5

These rankings are the average of the possibilities IF the team in question had played seven rather than six games.  

For the two teams that have played five games (tOSU, MN), their opponents are ranked 2-3-4-5-6 based on raw score differential.  Example, tOSU:

• Indiana did the best against them, losing by a TD so the Hoosiers get a 2.00
• MSU did the worst against them, losing by 40 so the Spartans get a 6.00

These rankings are the average of the possibilities IF the team in question had played seven rather than five games.  


For the two teams that have played four games (UW, UMD), their opponents are ranked 2.5-3.5-4.5-5.5 based on raw score differential.  Example, UW:

• Northwestern did the best against them, winning by 10 so the Wildcats get a 2.5
• Michigan and Illinois tied for worst against them so the Wolverines and Illini get 5.00 each

For all of the above:

• OT games are considered closer than games decided in regulation so winning by 1 in regulation is a bigger win than winning by 8 in OT.  
• Ties are split between the two teams.  Ie, Michigan and Illinois tied for 3rd/4th out of four against Wisconsin.  Third should get a 4.5 and fourth should get a 5.5 so those are averaged and both teams get a 5.00

Averages based on that:

Average of 1.80:

• Ohio State:  First of seven against IU and RU (1.00), first of six against UNL (1.50), second of six against MSU (2.50), third of seven against PSU (3.00).  

Average of 2.79:

• Iowa:  First of seven against PSU (1.00), first of six against MSU (1.50), second of six against NU (2.50), third of six against IL and UNL (3.50), fifth of six against PU (5.5).  

Average of 2.88:

• Wisconsin:  First of six against IL and M (1.50), third of seven against IU (3.00), fifth of six against NU (5.5).  

Average of 3.21:

• Indiana:  First of five against tOSU (2.00), second of six against M (2.50), tied for 2nd/3rd of seven against RU (2.5), second of four against UW and UMD (3.5), third of six against MSU (3.5).  

Average of 3.50:

• Northwestern:  Second of seven against IA (2.0), first of four against UW and UMD (2.5), tied for 2nd/3rd of six against PU (3.0), fourth of six against UNL (4.5), sixth of six against MSU (6.5).  

Average of 4.00:

• Penn State:  Second of seven against IU (2.0), tied for 2nd/3rd of seven against  RU (2.5), second of five against tOSU (3.0), third of six against M (3.5), fourth of four against UMD (5.5), fifth of six against UNL (5.5).  

Average of 4.08:

• Nebraska:  First of six against PU (1.5), third of seven against IA (3.0), fourth of seven against PSU (4.0), fourth of six against NU (4.5), fourth of five against tOSU (5.0), sixth of six against IL (6.5).  

Average of 4.25:

• Maryland:  Second of seven against PSU (2.0), third of five against MN (4.0), tied for 4th/5th of seven against IU (4.5), sixth of six against NU (6.5).  

Average of 4.42:

• Purdue:  First of seven against IA (1.0), third of six against NU (3.5), fourth of six against IL (4.5), fourth of five against MN (5.0), sixth of seven against RU (6.0), sixth of six against UNL (6.5).  

Average of 4.60:

• Minnesota:  Second of six against IL (2.5), third of four against UMD (4.5), fourth of six against PU (4.5), fifth of seven against IA (5.0), sixth of six against M (6.5).  

Average of 4.67:

• Illinois:  Second of six against UNL (2.5), fourth of seven against IA and RU (4.0), tied for 3rd/4th of four against UW (5.0), fifth of five against MN (6.0), sixth of six against PU (6.5).  

Average of 4.86:

• Rutgers:  Tied for 2nd/3rd of six against PU (3.0), third of five against tOSU (4.0), tied for 4th/5th of seven against IU (4.5), fourth of six against MSU (4.5), fifth of six against IL and M (5.5), seventh of seven against PSU (7.0).  

Average of 5.08:  

• Michigan:  Second of five against MN (3.0), tied for 3rd/4th of four against UW (5.0), fifth of seven against RU (5.0), fifth of six against MSU (5.5), sixth of seven against IU and PSU (6.0).  

Average of 5.50:

• Michigan State:  First of six against NU (1.5), fourth of six against M (4.5), fifth of five against tOSU (6.0), seventh of seven against IU, IA, and RU (7.0).  

So if we ranked by this it would be:

• 1.80 Ohio State
• 2.79 Iowa
• 2.88 Wisconsin
• 3.21 Indiana
• 3.50 Northwestern
• 4.00 Penn State
• 4.08 Nebraska
• 4.25 Maryland
• 4.42 Purdue
• 4.60 Minnesota
• 4.67 Illinois
• 4.86 Rutgers
• 5.08 Michigan
• 5.50 Michigan State

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: FearlessF on December 07, 2020, 12:05:33 PM

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

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 12:22:08 PM

My rankings:

• Ohio State:  Until proven otherwise
• Indiana:  I've been a little hesitant to move them up this high but with the win over UW and their only loss being by just a TD to #1, they are now #2.  
• Iowa:  They are oh-so-close to 7-0.  
• Wisconsin:  I don't know how they lost to NU, but I don't think it would happen again if the game was played over.  
• Northwestern:  Last among the top group because that loss to my #14 is just awful.  
• Penn State:  I've thought all along that they were better than their record and now they appear to be playing like it again.  
• Maryland:  Mostly because they only have two losses but also because their win over PSU is very good.  
• Illinois:  In their last three games they have two wins and a reasonably competitive loss to my #3.  
• Nebraska:  I think this team in improving.  I can't explain the IL loss but since then they have played close with IA and defeated PU.  
• Minnesota:  Who knows.   
• Rutgers:  The bad loss to PSU looked very "normal Rutgers".   
• Michigan:  There is WAY too much talent in Ann Arbor for this team to be this bad.   
• Purdue:  This is largely based on recency.   Their two wins and, BY FAR their two best games were long ago.  
• Michigan State:  They have probably the best win of this 6-14 group but the rest of their resume is awful.  

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: LetsGoPeay on December 07, 2020, 12:29:32 PM

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

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: Benthere2 on December 07, 2020, 01:00:57 PM

Quote from: LetsGoPeay on December 07, 2020, 12:29:32 PM

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

you either hate Minnesota a lot or Nebraska is just that bad you give them two spots!

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on December 07, 2020, 01:20:38 PM

Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 11:52:26 AM

Average of 4.42:

• Purdue:  First of seven against IA (1.0), third of six against NU (3.5), fourth of six against IL (4.5), fourth of five against MN (5.0), sixth of seven against RU (6.0), sixth of six against UNL (6.5). 

So if we ranked by this it would be:

• 1.80 Ohio State
• 2.79 Iowa
• 2.88 Wisconsin
• 3.21 Indiana
• 3.50 Northwestern
• 4.00 Penn State
• 4.08 Nebraska
• 4.25 Maryland
• 4.42 Purdue
• 4.60 Minnesota
• 4.67 Illinois
• 4.86 Rutgers
• 5.08 Michigan
• 5.50 Michigan State

Take out the Iowa game, which again looks like the outlier, and Purdue would have a 5.1 average among the rest, good for 13th place.

That sounds closer to right at this point.

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 01:49:11 PM

Quote from: bwarbiany on December 07, 2020, 01:20:38 PM

Take out the Iowa game, which again looks like the outlier, and Purdue would have a 5.1 average among the rest, good for 13th place.

That sounds closer to right at this point.

That is where I ranked them, and for that reason.  That Iowa game was long ago and I don't think ANYBODY would pick PU to beat Iowa on a neutral field at this point.  I'm still not sure what happened to Purdue and it might not be that they regressed just that everybody else progressed and they didn't.  

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: fezzador on December 07, 2020, 02:04:14 PM

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

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 02:05:46 PM

Quote from: LetsGoPeay on December 07, 2020, 12:29:32 PM

8. Nebraska
13. Nebraska

Quote from: Benthere2 on December 07, 2020, 01:00:57 PM

you either hate Minnesota a lot or Nebraska is just that bad you give them two spots!

Waiting for clarification here @LetsGoPeay (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7) :  Did you mean:

• #8 Nebraska
• #13 Minnesota

Or did you mean:

• #8 Minnesota
• #13 Nebraska?

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 02:11:59 PM

Fifteen voters so far which is good.  I'm waiting for clarification from @LetsGoPeay (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7) and I haven't removed the high and low yet but it is looking like it is going to be:

• tOSU - unanimous
• IU - nearly unanimous
• NU - but very close to
• IA
• UW by a large margin over
• UMD - close to
• PSU - fairly close to 
• UNL - by a HUGE margin over
• MN - very close to
• IL - very close to
• PU - then a bigger gap over
• M - very close to
• MSU - then a bigger gap over 
• RU

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: LetsGoPeay on December 07, 2020, 02:26:50 PM

Oops. Minnesota at 8.  Or can I just vote everyone below Wisconsin as a tie for 6th?

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: FearlessF on December 07, 2020, 02:28:44 PM

Quote from: bwarbiany on December 07, 2020, 01:20:38 PM

Take out the Iowa game, which again looks like the outlier, and Purdue would have a 5.1 average among the rest, good for 13th place.

That sounds closer to right at this point.

well, if we're allowed.....

I'd like to remove the Illinois game from the Husker's cornsideration

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 02:31:47 PM

Quote from: LetsGoPeay on December 07, 2020, 02:26:50 PM

Oops. Minnesota at 8.  Or can I just vote everyone below Wisconsin as a tie for 6th?

Ok, I marked it that way.  

I get what you mean about the nine-way tie for 6th-14th.  

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 02:32:58 PM

Quote from: FearlessF on December 07, 2020, 02:28:44 PM

well, if we're allowed.....

I'd like to remove the Illinois game from the Husker's cornsideration

There are two pretty big differences:

• Bwar is taking out his team's BEST performance while you are trying to take out your team's worst.  
• PU/IA was week-1, UNL/IL was not long ago.  

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: Brutus Buckeye on December 07, 2020, 02:45:19 PM

"if you take away all of the other teams best plays, we would have won that game."

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on December 07, 2020, 02:46:40 PM

If you take out the last 5 Purdue games, we're doing better against the rest of the conference than even OSU!

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: FearlessF on December 07, 2020, 02:59:11 PM

Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on December 07, 2020, 02:32:58 PM

There are two pretty big differences:

• Bwar is taking out his team's BEST performance while you are trying to take out your team's worst. 
• PU/IA was week-1, UNL/IL was not long ago. 

hey, I'm not telling Bwar what to ask for........

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 08, 2020, 10:08:54 AM

Results posted, votes through @fezzador (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=44) , 15 voters.  

With only one week to go before the CG we still have very little agreement at the bottom.  The bottom six teams (MN, IL, PU, M, MSU, RU) are each only separated from the next one by about 0.5 so basically anything can happen.  

Week 8 games by our rankings (as scheduled):

• #1 tOSU vs #12 M
• #2 IU vs ##11 PU
• #3 NU vs #10 IL
• #4 IA vs #5 UW
• #6 UMD vs #14  RU
• #7 PSU vs #13 MSU
• #8 UNL vs #9 MN

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: ELA on December 11, 2020, 01:44:02 PM

Last Week in parentheses

• OHIO STATE (1) - rest of the conference is so bad, I have no clue.  They could be national champs, they could get blown out in their CFP game, neither would surprise me
• INDIANA (2) - I feel bad that they wasted a peak year on this season
• IOWA (3) - I was hoping the Big Ten would stick to their guns, so we'd get an actual best matchup of OSU-Iowa in a crossover game
• NORTHWESTERN (5) - I thought their win over UW was a fluke...I guess not
• WISCONSIN (4) - the offense is a complete and total mess, what a waste of a defense
• MARYLAND (6) - they looked horrible, then great, then basically shut it down, so who knows
• NEBRASKA (14) - looking back at their results now, the Illinois result feels like an outlier, and everything else looks actually solid
• PENN STATE (8) - defense finally putting it together
• MINNESOTA (10) - in 2020, cancelling 2 games, coming off a ref gifted win, I guess moves you up a slot?
• MICHIGAN STATE (7) - beat UM, has a good win
• MICHIGAN (9) - did not beat MSU, has no good wins
• PURDUE (11) - bloom coming off the Jeff Brohm rose?
• ILLINOIS (12) - the offense has actually looked decent, interested to see them against that Northwestern defense
• RUTGERS (13) - figured the offense that beat Purdue was going to be a disaster against a defense with a pulse

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: Cincydawg on December 11, 2020, 01:47:27 PM

Has the apparent gap between #1 and everyone else been this large in recent memory?

Title: Re: B1G Power Rankings, week 7
Post by: ELA on December 11, 2020, 01:49:28 PM

Massey Composite rankings going into this weekend (last week in parenthesis)

• Alabama (1)
• Clemson (2)
• OHIO STATE (4)
• Notre Dame (3)
• Cincinnati (5)
• Florida (6)
• Texas A&M (8)
• INDIANA (12)
• BYU (7)
• Iowa State (11)
• Oklahoma (10)
• Georgia (9)
• Miami (13)
• Coastal Carolina (15)
• USC (18)
• NORTHWESTERN (16)
• Texas (25)
• IOWA (22)
• UL Lafayette (23)
• WISCONSIN (14)
• Colorado (-)
• North Carolina (24)
• Tulsa (-)
• Boise State (-)

• 51. Penn State (71)
• 61. Maryland (68)
• 64. Minnesota (60)
• 65. Nebraska (84)
• 71. Michigan (67)
• 73. Michigan State (70)
• 84. Purdue (66)
• 91. Illinois (88)
• 94. Rutgers (87)