The Big Ten is in the midst of major changes entering the 2024 football season.
The East-West Division model is gone as the program welcomes top programs USC, Oregon, Washington and UCLA into the conference.
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Wisconsin’s place in the new 18-team conference is yet to be seen. Much will depend on the job Luke Fickell and his staff can do over the next few years, but it will also rely on the performance of the traditional powers up top.
I recently ranked every program in the conference with a forward-looking perspective — in other words, ranking the programs instead of just the 2024 teams.
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CBSSports’ Josh Pate did the same yesterday. He and I view Wisconsin the same way, but have some disagreements at the top of the conference: