BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS

1. Michigan (6-0, 3-0): That 78-0 win at Rutgers last week stirred memories of Nebraska 83, Gophers 14 (1983).

2. Ohio State (5-0, 2-0): J.T. Barrett gets 26 carries? Urban Meyer: "We've got to be more balanced. That's awful."

3. Wisconsin (4-1, 1-1): T.J. Watt leads the Big Ten in sacks (5.5) — and in comparisons to his brother, J.J. Watt.

4. Nebraska (5-0, 2-0): Huskers have 457 fourth-quarter rushing yards, 10 fewer than all of 2015, per the World Herald.

5. Penn State (4-2, 2-1): Trace McSorley backed up his Minnesota performance with more of the same vs. Maryland.

6. Iowa (4-2, 2-1): Maybe the Northwestern loss was an aberration. The Hawkeyes defense looked far better last week.

7. Indiana (3-2, 1-1): An improved pass defense makes the Hoosiers an even tougher test for Nebraska this week.

8. Maryland (4-1, 1-1): Purdue rushed for just 10 yards vs. the Terps, but Penn State rushed for 372. Which is it?

9. Northwestern (2-3, 1-1): Had a bye week to build on 38-31 win at Iowa, getting ready for this trip to Michigan State.

10. Michigan State (2-3, 0-2): Spartans managed just 206 total yards in 17-point loss to BYU. Tyler O'Connor got benched.

11. Gophers (3-2, 0-2): Injured QB Mitch Leidner ranks sixth in the Big Ten in passing yardage (201.2 per game).

12. Purdue (3-2, 1-1): Not a big fan of Darrell Hazell icing the Illinois kicker with THREE timeouts. But it worked.

13. Illinois (1-4, 0-2): Wes Lunt was knocked from the Purdue game by an egregious hit from Danny Ezechukwu.

14. Rutgers (2-4, 0-3): Against Ohio State and Michigan, Scarlet Knights had 38 passing yards – combined.