Big Ten Power Rankings: Week 9

1 Ohio State Buckeyes (-) 2015 RECORD: 8-0 (4-0) Last Week: W 42-7 at Rutgers Next Game: BYE Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1.00

2 Michigan State Spartans (-) 2015 RECORD: 8-0 (4-0) Last Week: W 52-26 vs. Indiana Next Game: BYE Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 4 3 2 - 2 - 2 2 2 2.38

3 Iowa Hawkeyes (-) 2015 RECORD: 7-0 (3-0) Last Week: BYE Next Week: Maryland 2-5 (0-3) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 3 2 3 - 3 4 3 3 4 3.13

4 Michigan Wolverines (-) 2015 RECORD: 5-2 (2-1) Last Week: BYE Next Week: at Minnesota 4-3 (1-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 2 4 4 - 4 3 4 4 3 3.50

5 Wisconsin Badgers (-) 2015 RECORD: 6-2 (3-1) Last Week: W 24-13 at Illinois Next Week: Rutgers 3-4 (1-3) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 5 5 5 - 5 5 5 5 5 5.00

6 Northwestern Wildcats (+1) 2015 RECORD: 6-2 (2-2) Last Week: W 30-28 at Nebraska Next Game: BYE Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 7 6 6 - 6 6 6 6 6 6.13

7 Illinois Fighting Illini (-1) 2015 RECORD: 4-3 (1-2) Last Week: L 24-13 vs. Wisconsin Next Week: at Penn State (6-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 6 7 7 - 7 7 7 7 7 6.88

T-8 Penn State Nittany Lions (+1) 2015 RECORD: 6-2 (3-1) Last Week: W 31-30 vs. Maryland Next Game: Illinois 4-3 (1-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 10 9 9 - 8 8 9 9 8 8.75

T-8 Nebraska Cornhuskers (-) 2015 RECORD: 3-5 (1-3) Last Week: L 30-28 vs. Northwestern Next Game: at Purdue 1-6 (0-3) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 9 8 8 - 9 9 8 10 9 8.75

10 Minnesota Golden Gophers (-) 2015 RECORD: 4-3 (1-2) Last Week: BYE Next Game: Michigan 5-2 (2-1) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 8 10 10 - 10 11 10 11 10 10.00

11 Indiana Hoosiers (+1) 2015 RECORD: 4-4 (0-4) Last Week: L 52-26 at Michigan State Next Game: BYE Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 11 12 11 - 11 10 11 8 11 10.50

12 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (-1) 2015 RECORD: 3-4 (1-3) Last Week: L 49-7 at Ohio State Next Game: at Wisconsin 6-2 (3-1) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 12 13 12 - 12 12 12 12 12 12.13

13 Purdue Boilermakers (-) 2015 RECORD: 1-6 (0-3) Last Week: L 24-7 at Wisconsin Next Game: Nebraska 3-5 (1-3) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 13 14 13 - 14 14 13 13 13 13.38

14 Maryland Terrapins (-) 2015 RECORD: 2-5 (0-3) Last Week: L 31-30 at Penn State Next Game: at Iowa 7-0 (3-0) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 14 12 14 13 13 14 14 14 13.50

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Big Ten Standings:

East Division:

T-1. Michigan State 8-0 (4-0)

T-1. Ohio State 7-0 (3-0)

3. Penn State 6-2 (3-1)

4. Michigan 5-2 (2-1)

5. Rutgers 3-4 (1-3)

T-7. Maryland 2-5 (0-3)

T-7. Indiana 4-4 (0-4)

West Division:

1. Iowa 7-0 (3-0)

2. Wisconsin 5-2 (3-1)

3. Northwestern 6-2 (2-2)

T-4. Illinois 4-3 (1-2)

T-4. Minnesota 4-2 (1-2)

6. Nebraska 3-5 (1-3)

7. Purdue 1-6 (0-3)

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Weekend Recap:

Big Ten:

Northwestern-Nebraska final score: The Wildcats become bowl eligible - Inside NU
For the first time in two seasons, Northwestern will go to a bowl game.

Wisconsin vs. Illinois: Three things we learned from the Badgers' 24-13 win - Bucky's 5th Quarter
Bucky's 5th Quarter's analysis from Wisconsin's win over Illinois.

Michigan State 52, Indiana 26: Seven things to know from another Hoosier heartbreaker - The Crimson Quarry
Well. That seemed familiar.

Quick Recap: Penn State Beats Maryland, 31-30 - Black Shoe Diaries
The Nittany Lions are now bowl eligible. Woooooooo.

2015 Ohio State vs. Rutgers final score, with 3 things to know from OSU's dominant 49-7 win - Land-Grant Holy Land
The Buckeyes were an unstoppable force, walking all over the Scarlet Knights.

Rest of the Nation:

INSTANT RECAP: Oklahoma State 58, Kansas 10 - Cowboys Ride For Free

On what turned into a somber day, the Cowboys didn't mess around.

Vanderbilt Defense Stifles Missouri, McCrary Comes Back to Lead Mason's First SEC Win 10-3 - Anchor Of Gold
Missouri and Vanderbilt put on a defensive clinic, but in the end the Commodores were too much for a disheveled Tiger team. The 10-3 victory was Derek Mason's first SEC win as the 'Dores head coach.

Resilience - From The Rumble Seat
Resilience. The one word that came to mind after a legendary win for the Georgia Tech Football program.

USC Trojans win big at home against the Utah Utes in convincing fashion - Conquest Chronicles
After losing two straight games and dropping to 3-3 the USC Trojans came roaring back with a huge win over the third ranked team in the nation, the Utah Utes. The Trojans ran the ball well, and Cam Smith had 3 interceptions.

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