After one team owned the top spot in these rankings for much of the year, there is a new No. 1 for the second straight week. Who will be there at the end?
Michigan State and Ohio State each have two conference losses. The Buckeyes still have to visit Michigan, host Rutgers, and visit Indiana. There’s probably a loss in there. Michigan State’s trips to Northwestern and Wisconsin sandwich a home game with Illinois. Purdue, meanwhile, has three losses and closes with Penn State, at Illinois, and Minnesota.
14. Rutgers (13-15, 3-12 Big Ten)
Rutgers has a chance to finish not in last place for the first time since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15.