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While some things went as expected in the Big Ten’s Week 8, there were still several big surprises.
The biggest? Obviously, the 9 OT stunner — the longest game in college football history — where Illinois shocked No. 7 Penn State. That game had some big ramifications in our latest power rankings, given that the Nittany Lions, though a team falling recently, were expected to handily defeat an Illinois team that’s regularly been at the bottom of our rankings.
Additionally, Wisconsin manhandled a Purdue team that took down the former No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes. Michigan football simply handled Northwestern, just as Minnesota did to Maryland. And then, in prime time, Ohio State showed why it’s one of maybe two elite teams in college football.
Here’s the latest Big Ten power rankings after Week 8.
PREVIOUSLY: Big Ten power rankings after Week 7.
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