Big Ten Week 8 power rankings: Minnesota/Wisconsin rise, Iowa/USC fall

Week 8 of Big Ten action came to an end with the Wisconsin Badgers blowing out the USC Trojans.

It was a wild week, to say the least, as in addition to that upset, a pair of major games went to overtime.

Indiana survived against Michigan, but Iowa was stunned on the road at Minnesota.

In total, Ohio State, Nebraska, Washington, Penn State, Purdue, and Maryland all enjoyed the week off.

Even with only six Big Ten games, there was still plenty of drama to go around, which greatly impacted our power rankings!

Big Ten football power rankings after Week 8

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (7-0)
3. Indiana Hoosiers (7-1)
4. Northwestern Wildcats (6-1)
5. Wisconsin Badgers (5-2)
6. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2)
7. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2)
8. USC Trojans (6-2)
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2)
10. Washington Huskies (4-3)
11. Michigan Wolverines (4-3)
12. Purdue Boilermakers (3-4)
13. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-3)
14. Oregon Ducks (4-3)
15. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-4)
16. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-5)
17. Michigan State Spartans (2-6)
18. Maryland Terrapins (2-5)

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