Final Big Ten football power rankings

Story Highlights Michigan State vs. Iowa, 8 p.m. Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium, Fox Indiana will play in a bowl game to be determined EAST 1. Michigan State (11-1, 7-1) Recruiting and player development a strength of Mark Dantonio’s program, one reason why the Spartans are in the Big Ten title game. 2. Ohio State (11-1, 7-1) Need a lot of breaks to climb into the College Football Playoff. Rose Bowl is a nice consolation prize. 3. Michigan (9-3, 6-2) Solid first season by Jim Harbaugh, but the Wolverines need more to challenge the Buckeyes. 4. Penn State (7-5, 4-4) First change was firing the offensive coordinator. The Nittany Lions didn’t beat a Big Ten team with winning record in conference games 5…

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