We spent the end of the summer previewing each Big Ten team. These were done in order of how our readers and listeners believe each team will finish. We wanted to take a stab at ranking the teams ourselves one last time prior to the beginning of the season.
Now before you comment on how these aren’t truly preseason rankings as Illinois and Nebraska played each other on Saturday, can we all acknowledge that the premise of Week Zero makes no sense? Regardless, the Illini’s 30-22 victory did nothing to change my preseason rankings. Here’s one final look at where I believe each team will stack up.