Megan Ryan's Big Ten football rankings

1.No. 3 Ohio State (5-0)

2.No. 7 Indiana (6-1)

3.No. 15 Northwestern (6-1)

4.No. 18 Iowa (6-2)

5.Gophers (3-3)

6.Penn State (3-5)

7.Rutgers (3-5)

8.Wisconsin (2-3)

9.Maryland (2-3)

10.Purdue (2-4)

11.Michigan (2-4)

12.Illinois (2-5)

13.Michigan State (2-5)

14.Nebraska (2-5)

Comments: The top four teams have a combined 23 wins. The bottom 10 have a combined 23 wins. So, please, have a heart. Stop with the irate e-mails. It's very hard to power rank in a year of vast unbalance. Nebraska took up residence in the basement for losing to the Gophers despite holding every advantage. Illinois lost 28-10 to Northwestern and then lost its coach, with the school firing Lovie Smith after five seasons. So much for following up on that 2019 bowl game.

The senior caught seven passes for a career-high 140 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-7 victory against Wisconsin. That yardage was the most for an Iowa player since 2011. In all, he had 167 all-purpose yards.