The Big Ten regular season has come to a close and the matchup is set for the Big Ten championship. Not surprisingly, the conference title game will include the best team in the conference, who just so happens to be the defending conference champion as well.
Michigan and Ohio State were playing at a different level from the rest of the Big Ten for the majority of the year, and the much-anticipated showdown in Columbus, Ohio came out living up to the hype before the momentum of the game slanted entirely in favor of the Wolverines. And with that, Michigan climbed back to the top of the Big Ten power rankings.
With the regular season coming to a close, this will be the final edition of the weekly Big Ten football power rankings on Nittany Lions Wire. So with that being the case, let’s take a look at how the Big Ten measured up against each other after a full regular season.