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• Power of ten ranking full#

There very well could be a lot of turnover in this middle tier throughout the season, especially if Wisconsin’s defense continues to watch Graham Mertz perform at the level he did against Penn State or Michigan holds true to its usual Harbaughian form. Additionally, if you locked these four programs in a room, there would undoubtedly be a lot of conflict due to long-standing hatred and rivalries. Hence, a maelstrom is an excellent summary for these four squads. And differentiating between them will be a bit of a stormy proposition. There is talent and quality within this tier to cause problems for other division hopeful throughout the conference. The Maelstrom of Salamanders Tier #4 - Wisconsin Badgers (18th, 10th, last week #2) #5 - Michigan Wolverines (7th, 16th, last week #6) #6 - Michigan State Spartans (34th, 44th, last week #9) #7 - Minnesota Golden Gophers (31st, 34th, last week #7) Their matchup on October 9th in Iowa City might clarify this conundrum. Despite the fact that they didn’t display much offensive push, they were playing the 6th best (per SP+) defense on the road and came away with a victory compared to Iowa playing the 44th best defense at home. I have the Nittany Lions leap-frogging the Hawkeyes on account of their ranked win coming on the road. While the Hoosiers might have been overrated to begin the season, the Hawkeyes dominated in every facet of the game and appear to be every bit the Big Ten West contender that many pre-season pundits had pegged for a comeback season. Despite me personally not being fond of the second team in this tier, one must give credit where credit is due. The Crash of Rhinoceroses Tier #2 - Penn State Nittany Lions (5th, 11th, last week #4) #3 - Iowa Hawkeyes (12th, 6th, last week #3)īoth of these teams crashed into their opponents in Week 1 with great aplomb and success. The advanced metrics certainly think so and if CJ Stroud continues to improve week over week, the Buckeye faithful may see their squad return to the CFP at season’s end. I have a feeling that as the Ryan Day’s squad rounds into form, the will be extremely unkind to the hopes of other Big Ten fan bases. Obviously, injuries in football happen and Ohio State did nothing intentional but that extra salt in the wound to Gopher fans feels like a worthy match to the intriguing and delight name for a group of ravens. The Buckeyes were unkind to the Gophers on Thursday night in the 2nd half, especially when you factor in the injury to Mohamed Ibrahim. ) The Unkindness of Ravens Tier #1 - Ohio State Buckeyes (3rd, 2nd, last week #1) The previous week’s position in these pointless power rankings follows those two superior metrics. Click these links for more information on SP+ and FEI. SP+ rank and FEI (Fremeau Efficiency Index) rank is provided next to each team, respectively.

And since most of the tiers happen to be groups of teams, I found the synergy between groups of teams in tiers and groups of animals in herds (or as you will see other names) to be significant enough to warrant inclusion in this lame attempt at a season long (and beyond!) bit. I find them unnecessary, highly amusing, and essential trivia. It is up to me to navigate through the noise and false data and deliver to you the infallible, absolutely fool-proof rankings of the 14 Big Ten teams you have come to not expect from this rarely read weekly post.Īs for the tier titles this week, I have always heavily enjoyed obscure animal group names. Unfortunately for some squads, some of their seasons’ most important games (conference and non-conference) happened to fall on Week 1 and thus, this single-game sample could in fact encapsulate their season. No amount of SP+ skullduggery can erase what actually transpires on the field, even if it’s only one game.

Buuuuuuut on the other hand, you are what you are on the field. While we finally have game action to take into account, it is limited game action. time to overreact to one-game sample sizes! Miami (Florida edition) is garbage! Iowa is a College Football Playoff contender! Ryan Greenhagen is a Heisman front-runner! Wisconsin will average 13 points per game on offense!

Power of ten ranking full#

The first full week of college football is in the books and it’s a half-hearted prognosticator's favorite time of year.