No major conference enjoyed a bigger Q-Score bump last season than the Big Ten. The Midwest-based league notched a handful of high-profile wins in non-conference play (Ohio State over Oklahoma, Michigan over Colorado, Wisconsin over LSU) and placed four teams in the top eight of the final College Football Playoff rankings, compared to only one for the SEC, ACC, Pac-12 and Big 12. While Ohio State and Michigan entered last season as national title contenders, unexpected surges from Penn State and Wisconsin demonstrated the Big Ten’s quality depth. Spring practice should offer insight about whether the conference will sustain that success or fall behind its Power 5 peers in 2017. • Other Power 5 spring primers: ACC Big Ten Spring Power Rankings 1ohIO sTATE bUCKEYES 2016 record: 11–2 There will be no hangover from the Fiesta Bowl loss to Clemson. The Buckeyes don’t rebuild. They recruit, develop and reload. 2pENN sTATE…
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