2015 Big Ten Football Power Rankings: Week 4

Power Rankings:

1 Michigan State Spartans (+1) 2015 RECORD: 3-0 (0-0) Last Week: W 35-21 vs. Air Force Next Game: Central Michigan (1-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 2 1 2 - 1 2 1 1 2 1.50

1 Ohio State Buckeyes (-) 2015 RECORD: 3-0 (0-0) Last Week: W 20-13 vs. Northern Illinois Next Game: Western Michigan (1-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 2 1 2 - 1 2 1 1 1 1.50

3 Wisconsin Badgers (-) 2015 RECORD: 2-1 (0-0) Last Week: W 28-3 vs. Troy Next Game: Hawaii (2-1) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 4 3 3.25

4 Northwestern Wildcats (+2) 2015 RECORD: 3-0 (0-0) Last Week: W 19-10 at Duke Next Game: Ball State (2-1) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 4 4 4 - 3 7 4 3 4 4.13

5 Michigan Wolverines (+2) 2015 RECORD: 2-1 (0-0) Last Week: W 28-7 vs. UNLV Next Game: #22 BYU (2-1) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 6 6 7 - 6 6 5 5 5 5.75

6 Nebraska Cornhuskers (-1) 2015 RECORD: 1-2 (0-0) Last Week: L 36-33 (OT) at Miami Next Game: Southern Mississippi (2-1) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 5 5 5 - 7 5 7 6 7 5.88

7 Iowa Hawkeyes (+1) 2015 RECORD: 3-0 (0-0) Last Week: W 27-24 vs. Pittsburgh Next Week: North Texas (0-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 7 7 6 - 5 4 6 7 6 6.00

8 Minnesota Golden Gophers (-4) 2015 RECORD: 2-1 (0-0) Last Week: W 10-7 vs. Kent State Next Week: Ohio (3-0) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 8 8 8 - 8 9 8 8 9 8.25

9 Penn State Nittany Lions (+1) 2015 RECORD: 2-1 (1-0) Last Week: W 28-3 vs. Rutgers Next Game: vs. San Diego State (1-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 9 9 9 - 9 8 9 9 8 8.75

10 Illinois Fighting Illini (-1) 2015 RECORD: 2-1 (0-0) Last Week: L 48-14 at North Carolina Next Game: vs. Middle Tennessee State Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 11 10 10 - 10 10 10 10 10 10.13

11 Maryland Terrapins (+1) 2015 RECORD: 2-1 (0-0) Last Week: W 35-17 vs. USF Next Game: at West Virginia (2-0) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 10 11 11 - 11 11 11 11 11 10.88

12 Purdue Boilermakers (-2) 2015 RECORD: 1-2 (0-0) Last Week: L 51-24 vs. Virginia Tech Next Game: Bowling Green (1-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 12 13 13 - 12 12 12 12 13 12.38

13 Indiana Hoosiers (+1) 2015 RECORD: 3-0 (0-0) Last Week: W 38-35 vs. Western Kentucky Next Game: at Wake Forest (2-1) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 12 13 13 - 13 13 13 13 12 12.63

14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (-1) 2015 RECORD: 1-2 (0-1) Last Week: L 28-3 at Penn State Next Game: Kansas (0-2) Jim Vainisi Matt Silich Mark Primiano Brandon Cain Trevor Vallese Brad Repplinger Bryce Smith Graham Hooten Grant Labedz AVERAGE 14 14 14 - 14 14 14 14 14 14.00

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Big Ten Standings:

East Division:

T-1. Michigan State 3-0

T-1. Indiana 3-0

T-1. Ohio State 3-0

T-4. Maryland 2-1

T-4. Michigan 2-1

T-4. Penn State 2-1

7. Rutgers 1-2

West Division:

T-1. Northwestern 3-0

T-1. Iowa 3-0

T-3 Illinois 2-1

T-3. Wisconsin 2-1

T-3. Minnesota 2-1

T-6. Nebraska 1-2

T-6. Purdue 1-2

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Weekend Recap:

Big Ten:

Northwestern-Duke Final Score: Defense, special teams power Wildcats past Duke - Inside NU
It wasn't pretty, but it was another win.

Nebraska Rallies In 4th Quarter, But Falls Short To Miami 36-33 In Overtime - Corn Nation
A manic 4th Quarter comeback by the Huskers goes for naught as the Miami Hurricanes prevail in Overtime Saturday.

Five things we learned from Indiana's 38-35 victory over WKU - The Crimson Quarry
Jordan Howard's ability to close out games, defense and special teams showing up in key moments, a great new helmet, and other highlights from yesterday's thrilling victory in Bloomington.

IOWA 27, PITT 24: KOEHN FOR HEISMAN - Black Heart Gold Pants
Iowa wins a thriller thanks to of the craziest kicks in Iowa history.

Rest of the Nation:

Cal 45, Texas 44: Golden Bears mess with Longhorns, themselves, our souls - California Golden Blogs
We won then we lost then we lost then we won then we lost then we won...

Reaction: Stanford Upsets Sixth-Ranked USC Trojans With 41-31 Victory - Rule Of Tree
Stanford altered the college football landscape with a commanding win over the sixth-ranked Trojans.

Ole Miss beats Alabama in one of the craziest games we've ever seen - Red Cup Rebellion
The Rebs held off a pair of furious Bama rallies to establish themselves as a legit contender for the national championship.

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