Gophers tumble in Big Ten rankings after post-Nebraska jump

Randy Johnson ranks 'em:

1. Wisconsin (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten): Badgers looking to keep Paul Bunyan's Axe for the 14th straight year before playing Ohio State for the Big Ten title.

2. Ohio State (9-2, 7-1): Beat Michigan in The Game and beat Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game, and the Buckeyes will have a strong playoff argument.

3. Penn State (9-2, 6-2): Losses to Ohio State and Michigan State by a combined four points have Nittany Lions muttering about what might have been.

4. Northwestern (8-3, 6-2): With finale against lowly Illinois, Wildcats should run win streak to seven and book their trip to a sunny bowl destination.

5. Michigan State (8-3, 6-2): Just a win over Rutgers away from turnaround from 3-9 to 9-3, with decent bowl remaining.

6. Michigan (8-3, 5-3): Wolverines had chance to upset Wisconsin before QB Brandon Peters was knocked out of the game.

8. Iowa (6-5, 3-5): Loss to Purdue means Hawkeyes will have first losing season in Big Ten since 2012.

9. Indiana (5-6, 2-6): After 41-donut rout of Rutgers, Hoosiers can go bowling if they beat Purdue.

10. Rutgers (4-7, 3-5): Bowl dreams ended with a thud in Bloomington.

11. Maryland (4-7, 2-6): Terps must win at Penn State to avoid losing seven of their final eight.

12. Gophers (5-6, 2-6): Went from a 33-point win to a 39-point loss.