June 23, 2026

Big Ten Power Rankings (Week 4): Top-2 Debate Rages on, But Doesn't Include Ohio State


When Penn State beat Auburn from the mighty SEC on Saturday, it was yet another quality win for the Nittany Lions, who have now won seven games in a row dating back to last year. That’s two now, counting that season-opening win at Wisconsin. Iowa also has two quality wins thus far, too, beating then-No. 17 Indiana in the opener and then-No. 9 Iowa State a week later. They are, in my opinion through three weeks of the Big Ten season, the two best teams in the league. Ohio State fans will surely take their jabs at that, but I stand by what I said last week when they had only played one half of good football so far. The Buckeyes beat a bad 0-3 Tulsa team last Saturday, but it was a one-score game early in the fourth quarter. I’m still not impressed with the four-time defending conference champs,…

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