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Title: BigTen Power Rankings Heading Into Week 12
Post by: ManHawk on November 09, 2025, 06:21:58 AM
What does everybody think?  I made a suble change today to how I name this weekly thread going forward.  Instead of calling it the BigTen Power Rankings After Week 11,  I now am now going to refer to the week coming up,  which is week 12 this time.  I am confident this will not confuse anybody too much

My Rankings are in a post below.
Title: Re: BigTen Power Rankings Heading Into Week 12
Post by: ManHawk on November 09, 2025, 07:21:29 AM
1.  Ohio St - continues to dominate

2.  Indiana -  Mendoza and the Hoosiers had possibly one the greatest last minute TD drives I have seen in thrilling win at Penn St.  Just amazing.  Some weeks you thrive and some weeks you survive.  A championship contender needs to do both.  Weird to think about Mendoza has thrown 4Q picks in close games on the road against Iowa, Oregon and Penn St,  yet Indiana still managed to win each game.  They are having a truly special season.

3.  Oregon - gutsy last second win in Iowa City.  Oregon just needs one more win over USC or Wash and that should be enough to get Ducks into the CFP.

4.  Iowa -  Hawkeyes have 2 conference losses in last 2 minutes to Indiana and Oregon. Iowa now has to head to USC in quick turn around.  Iowa probably is playing for a good bowl now.  CFP chances probably gone.

5.  USC - keeps CFP hopes alive as USC takes care of NW in a home win.  Now USC gets to host Iowa

6.  Michigan - just needs to keep winning and then upset Ohio St (again) to make the CFP .  Best win is victory over Wash

Hmmm...

7.  Washington - laid an egg in disappointing loss at Wisc.  CFP hopes are gone.  But still has big win over Illinois.

8.  Illinois -  has win at home over  USC,  but also has big losses to Ohio St, Indiana and Wash

9.  Minnesota -  has solid win over Neb, but has some big losses to Ohio St and Iowa

10.  Nebraska- pulls out solid win on the road over UCLA but still has that loss to Minn earlier

11.  Northwestern -  hung with USC for a while but ultimately loss on the road.  NW has 3 conference wins over UCLA, Penn St and Purdue.  3 losses to USC, Neb and Oregon.  Easy team to slot. 

12.  UCLA - loses at home to Nebraska.  Cinderella's chariot seems to have turned back into a pumpkin the last 2 week.  UCLA still has 3 wins over PSU, MSU and MD

13.  Penn St. - another heartbreaking loss at home in last seconds.  What a weird delimna PSU is to rank.  0-6 in conference with no loss by more than 1 score.  Everybody knows PSU is better than their record,  but what do you do when 2 of those losses are to UCLA and NW?

14.  Rutgers -  beats MD to stay alive for a bowl bid.  Last game of season against PSU will probably determine who gets the BigTen's last bowl bid.

15.  MD - loses again,  this time to Rutgers.  At least MD can say they have 1 conference win against Wisconsin

16.  Wisconsin?  -  pulls out sloppy win in the rain in big upset over Wisconsin.  But given how bad Wisconsin had been in previous weeks. this ranking almost feels too high

17.  Purdue -  winless but seems to have more close losses recently  than Mich St

18.  Mich St - winless but I guess Mich St has some close losses too.  MSU is probably is still better than Wisconsin but I gotta give Wisc credit for getting a win this last week.
Title: Re: BigTen Power Rankings Heading Into Week 12
Post by: MaximumSam on November 09, 2025, 08:23:37 AM