Our third installment of MLive's weekly Big Ten power rankings comes on a week highlighted by matchups between Michigan and Maryland, and Michigan State versus Iowa.
Over the last week, Maryland, Indiana and Iowa all managed to remain undefeated in conference play, while Michigan State might have earned the biggest win — regaining Denzel Valentine's services.
Michigan, meanwhile, lost at Purdue in a game that followed the script of the Wolverines' three non-conference losses.
Heading into this week, here's how our pickers think things stack up in the Big Ten:
BRENDAN F. QUINN'S RANKINGS
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