There are a lot of great rivalries happening this weekend. There's Maryland-Rutgers (it's at 11 a.m. on Saturday on BTN, just letting you know so you know exactly when you have to avoid accidentally flipping over to that channel). Purdue and Indiana. Nebraska and Iowa. Minnesota and Wisconsin. Michigan and Ohio State. And, most importantly, HAT.
YES. THAT'S RIGHT. HAT IS FINALLY BACK.
Sure, our power rankings are below, but we all know none of this truly matters this week:
1
Michigan State Spartans
RECORD: 10-1 (6-1) || LAST WEEK: 3
Without Connor Cook, Michigan State upset Ohio State in Columbus, giving the Spartans a shot at the Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1.3
2
Iowa Hawkeyes
RECORD: 11-0 (7-0) || LAST WEEK: 2
Iowa opened as just a one-point favorite against rival Nebraska.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
1
3
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
2.2
3
Ohio State Buckeyes
RECORD: 10-1 (6-1) || LAST WEEK: 1
Ezekiel Elliott wasn't happy with the coaching against MSU, and he probably wasn't wrong in thinking that.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2.7
4
Michigan Wolverines
RECORD: 9-2 (6-1) || LAST WEEK: 4
Michigan can still make the Big Ten Championship with a win vs. Ohio State and a Penn State win over Michigan State.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3.8
5
Northwestern Wildcats
RECORD: 9-2 (5-2) || LAST WEEK: 6
HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
Wisconsin Badgers
RECORD: 8-3 (5-2) || LAST WEEK: 5
The heart-stopping loss to Northwestern at home will be hard to swallow.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
Penn State Nittany Lions
RECORD: 7-4 (4-3) || LAST WEEK: 7
The Nittany Lions have now lost two in a row.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7.2
8
Nebraska Cornhuskers
RECORD: 5-6 (3-4) || LAST WEEK: 8
Does Nebraska really have a shot to knock off Iowa and reach bowl eligibility?
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7.8
9
Minnesota Golden Gophers
RECORD: 5-6 (2-5) || LAST WEEK: 9
The Gophers could close out the season strong with an upset of Wisconsin.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9.1
10
Illinois Fighting Illini
RECORD: 5-6 (2-5) || LAST WEEK: 10
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Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
9
11
10.4
11
Indiana Hoosiers
RECORD: 5-6 (1-6) || LAST WEEK: 11
Indiana finally won a Big Ten game!
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
10
10.5
12
Purdue Boilermakers
RECORD: 2-9 (1-6) || LAST WEEK: 12
Too bad David Blough got hurt early against Iowa. He can actually do some things for Purdue that aren't bad.
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
12.4
13
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
RECORD: 4-7 (1-6) || LAST WEEK: 13
Rutgers beat Army. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
13
13
12
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12.7
14
Maryland Terrapins
RECORD: 2-9 (0-6) || LAST WEEK: 14
IT'S ALMOST HERE!!!! AHHHH. MARYLAND VS. RUTGERS IS HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY!
Henry Bushnell
Josh Rosenblat
Zach Pereles
Josh Burton
Martin Oppegaard
Lyndsey Armacost
Ian McCafferty
Sam Brief
Zach Wingrove
Tristan Jung
AVERAGE
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13.9