The complexion of the Big Ten is becoming clearer, but there’s still a logjam at the top.
Michigan took on an overmatched UConn and went extremely deep into its bench in the process of a blowout, Ohio State‘s offense came alive again against Toledo, and Penn State went on the road and blew out SEC opponent Auburn. Minnesota prevailed over Colorado, Wisconsin rebounded, Iowa found enough offense amid numerous lightning delays, Maryland hanged on to beat SMU, Indiana won in OT vs. Western Kentucky, and Rutgers survived at Temple. However, the other teams weren’t so lucky.
Northwestern lost to an in-state FCS team, Nebraska was blown out by Oklahoma, Purdue was upended by Syracuse, and Michigan State fell to unranked Washington in Seattle. Illinois was idle in Week 3.
All that said, where does each team rank against the others? Did PSU or OSU’s big week see enough dominance to climb above last week’s No. 1, Michigan? Where did the other teams fall in line?
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