This weekend’s games could make Big 10 rankings insane

So was No. 4 Washington. “Dont think that we werent thinking about that on Saturday night coming home. I am now going to turn the question over to you. In this unusual season I explained a month ago that the unbeaten teams had bought themselves plenty of currency because so numerous teams chasing them had a pair of losses already.

“There’s a little bit of a human factor that comes into the game, especially with them ruining Senior Night for us last year, ruining the season we were supposed to have last year”, redshirt junior right guard Billy Price said.

After Alabama, you might as well pull names out of a hat. “We have to stay focused like that because of the way the Big Ten is”.

The three-way tie, however, just became the most unlikely of scenarios for these three teams. If PSU wins its last two games (against conference bottom feeders Rutgers and Michigan State) and the Buckeyes beat Michigan in a few weeks, the Nittany Lions would head to Indianapolis for the Big Ten title game.

Ohio State is 9-1, 6-1, having won its last two games over Nebraska and Maryland by a combined score of 124-6. Would they buck tradition for the Buckeyes? Rooting against Clemson and Ohio State is their best bet.

Here’s a preview of the top action in the Big Ten this week.

Wisconsin might not have as much of a gripe.

For Louisville, looking more attractive to the committee than an 11-1 Ohio State team on the first weekend of December is essentially impossible. They might get the TCU treatment from a couple years ago in the final week, going from in to out despite not losing. “I understand where Penn State is at”. MSU faces the Nittany Lions to close the regular season on November 26. Yes they loss to Pitt on Saturday.

The Michigan State Spartans look for back-to-back victories to kind of makeup for a lousy 3-7 record.

If Michigan beats IN and Ohio State, the Wolverines would represent the East IN the conference title game no matter what Penn State does the next two games due to their head-to-head win over the Lions. Ohio State leads the country in pass efficiency defense and ranks third in scoring defense (12.7 points per game).

But it won’t be case closed.

Michigan State prediction roundtable with the Campus Insiders staff. Breaking down what will happen during Saturday’s game between the Buckeyes and Spartans. And, you know, maybe that wouldn’t be unfair.

Jill: I moved the Buckeyes back up to the #1 spot too; their loss to Penn St appears to be a whole lot better than the Wolverine loss to the Hawkeyes.

The prediction: Ohio State 28, Michigan State 7.

Barrett won’t be alone in suggesting that even without a Big Ten title Ohio State deserves to compete for a national championship.

After going into this year with a good chance to be the winningest class in program history – they needed just seven wins to eclipse the 2015 class’ record of 43 – the 2016 class’ record is now mixed.