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2016 Big Ten Football Power Rankings: Wisconsin Badgers shoot up Week 2 leaderboard

There was some early movement at the top of the conference.

By TCR Staff
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Week 2 Big Ten Football Power Rankings

1

Michigan Wolverines (+1)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 63-3 vs. Hawaii
Next Game: Central Florida (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1.33

2

Ohio State Buckeyes (-1)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 77-10 vs. Bowling Green
Next Game: Tulsa (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1.67

3

Wisconsin Badgers (+2)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 16-14 vs. LSU
Next Game: Akron (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3.33

4

Michigan State Spartans (-1)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 28-13 vs. Furman
Next Game: @ Notre Dame (0-1)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3.67

5

Iowa Hawkeyes (-1)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 45-21 vs. Miami (OH)
Next Game: Iowa State (0-1)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00

6

Nebraska Cornhuskers (+2)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 43-10 vs. Fresno State
Next Game: Wyoming (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6.22

7

Penn State Nittany Lions (-)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 33-13 vs. Kent State
Next Game: @ Pittsburgh (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
7 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 6 6.89

8

Illinois Fighting Illini (+2)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 52-3 vs. Murray State
Next Week: North Carolina (0-1)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
8 9 7 9 9 8 10 8 9 8.56

9

Northwestern Wildcats (-3)

2016 RECORD: 0-1
Last Game: L 21-22 vs. W. Michigan
Next Game: Illinois State (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
11 8 10 8 8 10 8 11 10 9.33

10

Minnesota Golden Gophers (+1)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 30-23 vs. Oregon State
Next Game: Indiana State (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
9 12 9 12 11 11 12 9 8 10.33

11

Maryland Terrapins (-)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 52-13 vs. Howard
Next Game: @ FIU (0-1)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
10 10 12 10 12 9 11 10 12 10.67

12

Indiana Hoosiers (-3)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 34-13 vs. FIU
Next Game: Ball State (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
12 11 11 11 10 12 9 12 11 11.00

13

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (-)

2016 RECORD: 0-1
Last Game: L 13-48 @ Washington
Next Game: Howard (0-1)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
14 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13.44

14

Purdue Boilermakers (-)

2016 RECORD: 1-0
Last Game: W 45-24 vs. E. Kentucky
Next Game: Cincinnati (1-0)

Vainisi Primiano Sill Bourbon Vallese Smith Jabs Repplinger Fishel AVERAGE
13 14 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13.56

Big Ten Conference Recap Links

No. 7 Michigan Wolverines - 63 | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors - 3
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes - 77 | Bowling Green Falcons - 10
Wisconsin Badgers 16 - | No. 5 LSU Tigers - 14
No. 12 Michigan State Spartans - 28 | Furman Paladins - 13
No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes - 45 | Miami (OH) Redhawks - 21
Nebraska Cornhuskers - 43 | Fresno State Bulldogs - 10
Penn State Nittany Lions - 33 | Kent State Golden Flashes - 13
Illinois Fighting Illini - 52 | Murray State Racers - 3
Northwestern Wildcats - 21 | Western Michigan Broncos - 22
Minnesota Golden Gophers - 30 | Oregon State Beavers - 23
Maryland Terrapins - 52 | Howard Bison - 13
Indiana Hoosiers - 34 | Florida International Panthers - 13
Rutgers Scarlet Knights - 13 | No. 14 Washington Huskies - 48
Purdue Boilermakers - 45 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels - 24