The BSD Big Ten Power Rankings (Week 12): Michigan State or Iowa?

Should the Spartans or the Hawkeyes occupy the top spot in our rankings?

Imagine someone coming up to you in July and saying "hey, we're likely going to see an undefeated Iowa team take on a one-loss Michigan State team in the Big Ten title game and also Ohio State will have imploded after losing a game to Sparty." You'd have thought that said person was crazy, right?

College football: the best. And the craziest. But mostly the best. TO THE RANKINGS!

Bill

1. Michigan State (3)
2. Iowa (2)
3. Ohio State (1)
4. Michigan (4)
5. Northwestern (6)
6. Wisconsin (5)
7. Penn State (7)
8. Nebraska (8)
9. Indiana (10)
10. Minnesota (9)
11. Illinois (11)
12. Rutgers (12)
13. Purdue (13)
14. Maryland (14)

I said last week that my No.