A year after getting two teams in the College Football Playoff and a year before adding four new West Coast members, the Big Ten is heading into an exciting 2023 college football season. And there could be two more Big Ten teams playing for a national championship at the end of it.
But will they be the same two teams we saw in the playoff last season? Or could a new school crack the playoff for the first time in school history?
Each week during the course of the college football season, I’ll share my updated Big Ten power rankings with some thoughts on why I have each team ranked where they are. My rankings are based in part by my preseason expectations for that team, the body of work we have to work off of, and just my general feel for each team. As you will see in my preseason power rankings and my current College Football Playoff projection, I do think there is potential for movement within my top three of the Big Ten, but I want to see it before I rank it.
As always, if you have a problem with my rankings, you are more than welcome to let me know what you think. It doesn’t mean I’ll admit to being an idiot, although I’m sure that will be the most common insult hurled my way on a weekly basis. It’s all a part of the fun!
With the season now just days away from kicking off for all 14 Big Ten schools, here is my first look at the power rankings for the Big Ten in 2023.