A new feature to our gameweek schedule this season is Where Are We Wednesday, a mid-week evaluation of where the team currently sits in the big picture of things, whether that be the Big Ten West, the Big Ten or even the nation. As Northwestern grinds through a 12-game regular season, that location changes every week based on what both the team and the teams around them do. Here’s the Week 1 edition.
Thirteen power-five conference teams won 10 regular season games last year. And 12 of them made the preseason top 25 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls.