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A lot to go over in this week’s power rankings. Risers, fallers, Jim Harbaugh replacements.
Let’s do the damn thing:
1. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)
Last week: Covid Bye
Up next: Home vs. Indiana (OSU -20.5)
SP+ Ranking: 1
Previous CQ Ranking: 1
Mama’s cheeky boy
— patrick mayhorn (@patrick_mayhorn) November 20, 2020
2. Indiana Hoosiers (4-0)
Last week: 24-0 win at Michigan State
Up next: Away vs. Ohio State
SP+ Ranking: 26
Previous CQ Ranking: 2
If you’re on this website, there are plenty of other posts with takes and analysis on the Hoosiers. Therefore, you should all use this time to read Tom Allen in-home recruiting stories instead:
Tom Allen continues powerful eating energy under though circumstances @ShutdownFullcas @edsbs @thejasonkirk @celebrityhottub @HollyAnderson pic.twitter.com/0cii1hZ8Tx
— Reader Matt (@mattylukewarm) November 18, 2020
True Story: Coach Allen came to my house recruiting me for college. My mom made a lasagna for everyone. By the time this man left the house (3 hours) he had eaten 4 huge plates of it. He had won me over and I signed. It was incredible
— Taylor Carney (@TaylorCarney90) November 14, 2020
Good read here on Tom Allen.
— Mike Miller (@MikeMillerSTL) November 18, 2020
And I'll say it again: I want more Tom Allen in-home stories. #iufb https://t.co/ajhjsZ6869 pic.twitter.com/vSV6JYHCRC
3. Wisconsin Badgers (2-0)
Last week: 49-11 win at Michigan
Up next: Away vs. Northwestern (UW -7)
SP+ Ranking: 3
Previous CQ Ranking: 3
The Badgers actually played football! And they did it well! Wisconsin ran for 341 yards, held Michigan to just 219 yards and picked off Joe Milton twice. Maybe Michigan is really bad, maybe Wisconsin is really good, maybe it’s a bit of both.
4. Northwestern Wildcats (4-0)
Last week: 27-20 win at Purdue
Up next: Home vs. Wisconsin
SP+ Ranking: 32
Previous CQ Ranking: 4
Peyton Ramsey once again owns Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium. True Hoosier icon.
5. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-2)
Last week: 35-7 win at Minnesota
Up next: Away vs. Penn State (IA -2.5)
SP+ Ranking: 13
Previous CQ Ranking: 7
Kirk Ferentz may sneakily have a pretty darn good football team. Granted, the Hawkeyes lost to Purdue and Northwestern by a combined five points to open the season before torpedoing the corpses of Michigan State and Minnesota, so it’s hard to say whether they’re good or bad. They’ve got Penn State this week...so...uh...yeah that’ll definitely help us sort things out.
6. Purdue Boilermakers (2-1)
Last week: 27-20 loss vs. Northwestern
Up next: Away vs. Minnesota (PU -2.5)
SP+ Ranking: 43
Previous CQ Ranking: 5
Purdue lost to a ranked team without a few of its best players. Meh. If the Boilers can avoid an upset on Friday night (yes we’re still doing the stupid Friday night Big Ten games for some reason) they’ll be in pretty decent shape.
7. Maryland Terrapins (2-1)
Last week: Covid Bye
Up next: Another Covid Bye
SP+ Ranking: 68
Previous CQ Ranking: 6
Maryland didn’t play this week so instead of writing something about them, I’ll just supply a few pictures of turtles. Enjoy:
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8. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2)
Last week: 30-23 win vs. Penn State
Up next: Home vs. Illinois (NEB -15.5)
SP+ Ranking: 35
Previous CQ Ranking: 13
Imagine needing until the fourth week of the season to win a football game. That sounds absolutely miserable.
9. Michigan State Spartans (1-3)
Last week: 24-0 loss vs. Indiana
Up next: Covid Bye
SP+ Ranking: 81
Previous CQ Ranking: 8
Locky Rombardi, Tel Mucker, Hoosiers have the spitter.
10. Michigan Wolverines (1-3)
Last week: 49-11 loss vs. Wisconsin
Up next: Away vs. rutger (UM -10.5)
SP+ Ranking: 27
Previous CQ Ranking: 9
Michigan Football Coach Will Muschamp
11. Penn State Nittany Lions (0-4)
Last week: 30-23 loss at Nebraska
Up next: Home vs. Iowa
SP+ Ranking: 16
Previous CQ Ranking: 10
Why, Penn State? What did this blog ever do to you that would make you go and lose to *Nebraska*? (puts finger to earpiece) Ah, well. Nevertheless.
12. Illinois Fighting Illini (1-3)
Last week: 23-20 win at rutger
Up next: Away vs. Nebraska
SP+ Ranking: 90
Previous CQ Ranking: 14
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13. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-3)
Last week: 35-7 loss vs. Iowa
Up next: Home vs. Purdue
SP+ Ranking: 48
Previous CQ Ranking: 12
14. Rutger Scarlet Knights (1-3)
Last week: 23-20 loss vs. Illinois
Up next: Home vs. Michigan
SP+ Ranking: 108
Previous CQ Ranking: 11
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