Big Ten power rankings: Unbeaten UCLA knocking on Ohio State’s door

I do not understand if we talk sufficient about how outstanding it is that the UCLA Bruins are still winning video games and constructing momentum this season. There’s a load to be pleased with for that program as they stay the last unbeaten group in the Big Ten. That’s big. Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon all have losses. Not UCLA.Mentioning a few of those other high profile groups in the Big Ten, the Buckeyes handled to get a considerable win over the Hoosiers this previous weekend (and Julian Sayin suffered a quite significant injury while doing so), while the Ducks discovered another method to endure (thanks in big part to the reality that Nebraska is cursed). Just how much longer will UCLA stay unbeaten? Can the Bruins keep constructing momentum? Will they have the ability to surpass the Buckeyes at the top of the Big Ten? Here’s our power rankings heading into Week 8.No. 18: Maryland TerrapinsWhatever is bad for Maryland Terrapins fans today. Absolutely nothing is going. Maryland simply keeps losing. This time, the Terrapins lost to Rutgers, which is a dreadful sort of loss to suffer. At least they’ve got a brand-new head coach who will be in location by the time next season begins. That’s something to commemorate, right? No. 17: Michigan State SpartansWell, you attempted Michigan State. And you came close to beating a quite good Northwestern Wildcats group that has a reasonable little bit of momentum! You didn’t win, and that’s a disappointment. This is not an enjoyable year for Michigan State fans.No. 16: Rutgers Scarlet KnightsGreat news: Rutgers got a win! The Scarlet Knights beat Maryland! Problem: Rutgers is still bad and no win over a group like Maryland is going to alter anybody’s understandings or do anything better half than assist the Scarlet Knights gradually inch closer to potentially, perhaps discovering a strange method of slipping into bowl eligibility. A win is a win, and Rutgers fans ought to take a breath after seeing the Scarlet Knights take that one.No. 15: Penn State Nittany LionsWell. Penn State is, uh, bad. Truly bad. Remaining winless in conference play after dealing with Michigan this year isn’t an excellent indication for what the remainder of the season is going to yield.No. 14: Washington HuskiesA win is a win. A double digits win is a double digits win. Jedd Fisch and his having a hard time Washington Huskies simply required something to go their method, and they got it as they beat the Purdue Boilermakers by 12 points. Can that equate into something favorable down the stretch as they ready to deal with Nebraska after their bye week?No. 13: Illinois Fighting IlliniBret Bielema and Illinois have not precisely had much enjoyable this season, however a well-timed bye week may have done them some great as they get ready for an Oregon Ducks group that’s not extremely outstanding this year No. 12: Michigan Wolverines Helpful for you, Michigan. Getting a win after a bye week and snapping a losing streak? That matters. It’s not a fantastic win, however beating Penn State by 3 points does certainly count as a win. Take it. Commemorate it. Construct a little momentum.No. 11: Purdue Boilermakers What an outright problem losing to the Washington Huskies was for a Purdue group that was developing some good momentum. After throttling the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Boilermakers simply lost to an underwhelming and underachieving Washington group by 12 points. Which, provided how bad Washington has actually been, suffices for me to have Purdue ranked even worse than where I’ve got Minnesota. That feels odd. I do not like it. Purdue, do not lose to bad groups.No. 10: Minnesota Golden GophersA bye week hardly ever injures a group that is fresh off a bad loss. Losing to the Purdue Boilermakers by 28 points definitely certifies as a bad loss. Which’s the 2nd time this season that Minnesota has actually been mangled by a group. Can the Golden Gophers discover a method to safeguard their home grass versus Iowa this weekend after a week of rest?No. 9: Nebraska CornhuskersOh, Nebraska. So close in back-to-back weeks. So close to making a declaration and beating one of the much better groups in the Big Ten in video games that you need to have won. Matt Rhule (and his ridiculous agreement) and the Huskers ought to be 7-0! And yet, a 17-20 loss to Indiana on October 10 and a 14-17 loss to Oregon on October 17 most likely does not feel excellent.No. 8: Wisconsin BadgersIterative enhancement season over season is a good idea, I believe. Luke Fickell and the Badgers have actually currently matched their win overall from the 2025 season, so that’s something to commemorate. What’s not perfect is losing a low-scoring slugfest versus UCLA by 10 points. The Badgers will get a possibility to return in the win column when they deal with USC in a video game that will supply both Wisconsin and the Trojans with a possibility to show simply how excellent they are.No. 7: Iowa HawkeyesHey look, another one-loss group hanging out in the upper middle class of the Big Ten. There’s some extremely genuine prospective present with the Iowa Hawkeyes and they’re getting ready to deal with Minnesota following a bye week. No. 6: USC TrojansAfter leaving a close match with Penn State, Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans got a well-earned bye week. The Trojans are 6-1, which feels odd. They’re not a bad group, though I have a tough time assessing simply how great they are. That stated, Riley and the Trojans will get the unique chance to play the Wisconsin Badgers and the Ohio State Buckeyes the next couple of weeks. That’ll be a great way to assess simply how excellent they are.No. 5: Oregon Ducks I indicate, this is Dan Lanning’s worst group because he was employed to be the head coach in Eugene? The Ducks are 4-2 and simply handled to endure a home match with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, however they can’t determine what to do at quarterback following Dante Moore’s injury. Still, they had a late video game return to beat Nebraska by 3 points (and the Huskers are a good however cursed group, for what that’s worth).No. 4: Northwestern WildcatsOK, I suggest, Northwestern hasn’t precisely been the most incredible group ever, however the Wildcats simply keep winning, and Michigan State got to figure that out over the weekend. Getting Chip Kelly as the designer for the Wildcats offense has actually been enjoyable and he’s plainly taking pleasure in innovating with among the Big Ten’s most ignored and under-appreciated programs.No. 3: Indiana Hoosiers In a close one, Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers weren’t able to surpass the Buckeyes defense. This group should not be neglected by any stretch of the creativity, however they’re simply not as excellent as a season earlier, which’s revealing increasingly more in current weeks.No. 2: UCLA BruinsWhat Bob Chesney is achieving with the UCLA Bruins this season is something that must be studied for several years to come. It’s unreasonable simply just how much this group has actually achieved in the very first year of his period there. Even with Nico Iamaleava out with an injury, the Bruins looked after what has actually ended up being a remarkably strong Wisconsin group by double digits. No. 1: Ohio State BuckeyesIt’s going to be fascinating to see simply how Ohio State’s offense is affected in the coming weeks as the Buckeyes attempt to keep moving without Julian Sayin able to play. Jeremiah Smith will clearly assist anybody in charge of that offense, however losing that experience at quarterback isn’t perfect. Still, this group simply beat Indiana and is heading into a bye week. There’s a lot to be pleased with for Buckeye fans.

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