Week Two of Big Ten Football brought more upsets, more shocking game finishes and, of course, more juice. Let’s take a look at the power rankings as the conference enters its third week of play.
14. Illinois
Last ranking: 12
Last result: Loss vs. Purdue (31-24)
Next: vs. Minnesota
When considering power rankings in 2020, it seems important to pay attention to how a team is performing both on the field and against the conference’s common rival, COVID-19. While Illinois has lost QB Brandon Peters, among others, for several weeks due to positive tests, the Fighting Illini don’t appear to be the weakest in the Big Ten when fighting the virus — that title is reserved for Wisconsin as they enter the second week of their pandemic-induced program shutdown.