Big Ten power rankings after Week 5: Another new team at the top

There were several truly dominant performances in Week 5. How did it shake things up in the latest power rankings?

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With most, but not all, Big Ten teams in conference play, it was another wild week across the conference.

There were two nonconference games — Illinois hosted Charlotte while Michigan State took on Western Kentucky at Spartan Stadium — but we got some real meat on Saturday. Michigan went on the road and took down Wisconsin for the first time since 2001, Ohio State had its second complete game in a row, this time eviscerating what is thought to be a much-improved Rutgers team, and Penn State got revenge against Indiana.

While there were some other surprises, perhaps the biggest came on Friday night, when the offensively tepid Iowa Hawkeyes used its defensive prowess to give them a jump start against Maryland, absolutely annihilating the previously undefeated Terrapins.

There’s a lot to unpack after Week 5 and certainly a lot of changes. Here is our updated Big Ten power rankings with another week in the books.

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