It is difficult to not get carried away with the way Michigan performed against Penn State on Saturday. Michigan’s 41-17 victory over the Nittany Lions wasn’t even as close as the score would indicate as the Wolverines were stronger, more efficient, and better prepared for the top-10 showcase than Penn State was coming out of a bye week. And on a week when Ohio State was sitting at home, it was easy to watch that game and feel Michigan could be the best team in the conference once again.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten West is continuing to see some separation between its own contenders and pretenders. Illinois and Purdue won some pivotal game sin the division race in Week 7, setting themselves up for a little more respect in the division and the conference power rankings.
There was some movement in this week’s edition of the Big Ten power rankings following Week 7’s results. But who comes out on top this week is the big question.