Big Ten power poll: No Harbaugh, no problem for Michigan
Where’s your school rank this week?
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1. Michigan (12-0): Maybe Harbaugh should just sit out the rest of the season
Last week: W, 30-24, Ohio State
Up next: Big Ten title game vs. Iowa
2. Ohio State (11-1): Buckeyes have a “Michigan problem”
Last week: L, 30-24, Michigan
Up next: Bowl
3. Penn State (10-2): After 12 games and a 10-2 mark, I still wonder: How good are the Nits?
Last week: W, 42-0, at Michigan State
Up next: Bowl
4. Iowa (10-2): The miracle is complete.
Last week: W, 13-10, at Nebraska
Up next: Big Ten title game vs. Michigan
5. Maryland (7-5): Are 7-8 wins the ceiling for this program?
Last week: W, 42-24, at Rutgers
Up next: Bowl
6. Northwestern (7-5): Someday, you’ll tell you kids about this NU team
Last week: W, 45-43, at Illinois
Up next: Bowl
7. Wisconsin (7-5) Is anyone else not satisfied?
Last week: W, 28-24, at Minnesota
Next: Bowl
8. Rutgers (6-6): A .500 mark is cause for a parade.
Last week: L, 42-24, Maryland
Up next: Bowl
9. Minnesota (5-7): What’s the opposite of elite?
Last week: L, 28-14, Wisconsin
Up next: Possible bowl
10. Nebraska (5-7): Huskers are like that fat, rich kid who never amounts to anything
Last week: L, 13-10, Iowa
Up next: Season over
11. Illinois (5-7): Did 2022 really happen?
Last week: L, 45-43, Northwestern
Up next: Season over
12. Purdue (4-8): No bowl, but the Boilers have the Bucket.
Last week: W, 35-31, Indiana
Up next: Season finished
13. Michigan State (4-8): Hope floats with Jonathan Smith.
Last week: L, 42-0, Penn State
Up next: Season over
14. Indiana (3-9): Tom Allen is a good man.
Last week: L, 35-31, at Purdue
Up next: Season over