Ohio State, Gophers' opponent Saturday in NYC, jumps to No. 2 in Big Ten rankings

BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS

Marcus Fuller's rankings, with five teams to watch:

1. Purdue (18-2, 7-0): Find me a more balanced team right now than the No. 3 Boilermakers, who have won 14 consecutive games entering Saturday.

2. Ohio State (16-4, 7-0): Who thought the Buckeyes would be undefeated in the Big Ten at this point under first-year coach Chris Holtmann? You're lying if you say so.

3. Michigan State (17-3, 5-2)

4. Michigan (16-5, 5-3)

5. Maryland (15-6, 4-4)

7. Indiana (11-8, 4-3)

8. Penn State (13-7, 3-4)

9. Northwestern (11-9, 2-5)

10. Minnesota (14-7, 3-5): Yes, the Gophers won Monday at Penn State, but that was in overtime. And they are 1-4 without Reggie Lynch and Amir Coffey.

11. Rutgers (12-8, 2-5): The Scarlet Knights have been one of the Big Ten's top defensive teams and nearly pulled off an upset at Michigan State.

13. Iowa (10-10, 1-6)