Week 8 didn’t feature any big upsets in the Big Ten but there was a little bit of movement in the staff’s power rankings. Even though both Michigan and Iowa were on bye weeks, a couple staffers decided to move the Hawkeyes up in their rankings which saw them rise and the Wolverines fall in the overall rankings.
| Fish | Emmitt | Matt | Brandon | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State (-) |
| 2. | Michigan State | Michigan State | Iowa | Iowa | Michigan State (-) |
| 3. | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan State | Iowa (+1) |
| 4. | Iowa | Iowa | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan (-1) |
| 5. | Northwestern | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (-) |
| 6. | Wisconsin | Penn State | Northwestern | Northwestern | Northwestern (-) |
| 7. | Penn State | Northwestern | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State (-) |
| 8. | Illinois | Nebraska | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| 9. | Minnesota | Indiana | Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska (-) |
| 10. | Nebraska | Illinois | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota (-) |
| 11. | Indiana | Minnesota | Rutgers | Indiana | Indiana (+1) |
| 12. | Maryland | Rutgers | Indiana | Rutgers | Rutgers (-1) |
| 13. | Rutgers | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland (-) |
| 14. | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue (-) |
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