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Ohio State Is No Longer No. 1 In ESPN’s Big Ten Power Rankings

Sunday, Oct 11, 2015 12:42 pm

Matt Hladik

Ohio State is ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll and will presumably hold the top spot in the AP Poll when it is released later today.

But the Buckeyes aren’t the top team in the Big Ten right now, at least according to ESPN’s conference power rankings. When the new poll was released today, OSU’s arch-rival Michigan held down the top spot.

Here’s the explanation from ESPN’s Brian Bennett.

It’s unusual that a team with one loss is ahead of three undefeated squads, including the defending national champion.