Big Ten Rankings and Projections After Week 5

There was one ranked-vs-ranked matchup in the Big Ten last weekend. Plus, there were a couple of close games that ended up as wins by ranked Big Ten teams.

Polls

The Big Ten now has 7 teams ranked in both the Coaches Poll and in the AP Poll. Indiana moved up into the top-25. One could argue that they haven’t played any decent teams yet, and still won’t after this weekend. But they still must play Nebraska, Michigan, and Ohio State-not to mention UW. Here are Big Ten teams in the polls (AP/Coaches):

Ohio State (3/3)

Oregon (6/6) Up 2 in the AP and 1 in the Coaches

Penn State (7/7) Up 2 in the AP and 1 in the Coaches

Michigan (10/10) Up 2 in both the AP and in the Coaches

USC (11/15) up 2 in the AP…