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2018 Northwestern football winnability rankings, explained

We published our winnability rankings in chart form yesterday, so today we figured it would be good to explain ourselves.

Each one of our staffers wrote a commentary defending why they placed a certain team at No. 7, why a different team is underrated, or why another team represents Northwestern’s toughest test in 2018.

Davis Rich: Nebraska will be an easier win than many expect

Hey, I think Scott Frost is a great coach. I also think expectations are too high for his first year in Lincoln— the Cornhuskers would do well to win five games.