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blog: Ranking the Big Ten
If I had to power rank the Big Ten right now, here’s how I’d rate the 11 football teams:
1 — Penn State (6-0, 2-0) — best offense, solid defense
2 — Ohio State (5-1, 2-0) — When Terrelle Pryor and Bean Wells hit their full stride together, they may run past Nittany Lions and claim top spot.
3 — Michigan State (5-1, 2-0) — Javon Ringer 40 times a game
4 — Northwestern (5-0, 1-0) — Solid defense makes them league’s second biggest surprise
5 — Illinois (3-2, 1-1) — Juice Williams showed what he was made of at Michigan
6 — Minnesota (5-1, 1-1) — After 1-11 last season, they are the surprise of Big 10
7 — Iowa (3-3, 0-2) — Can run the ball with Shonn Greene, three straight losses by combined 9 points.
8 — Wisconsin (3-2, 0-2) — Quarterback questions
9 — Purdue (2-3, 0-1) — Decent defense, quarterback questions as well.
10 — Michigan (2/3, 1-1) — Sadly, only a shell of what they once were and one day will be again.
11 — Indiana (2-3, 0-2) — Only wins against Western Kentucky and Murray State
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