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WATCH: CBS Sports analysts rank Top 5 B1G teams

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Everyone is pretty much on the same page when it comes to evaluating the B1G: there are five really good teams in the conference.

Those five teams — Wisconsin, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan — are all ranked in the top 15 spots of most college football preseason polls. But where they fall varies based on the media outlet.

CBS Sports tried to settle the debate, ranking the five teams based on how they believe each team will finish.

Former head coach Rick Neuheisel and Brian Jones ranked their top five teams, providing slightly different analysis.

Neuheisel believes Wisconsin has the best team in the conference while Jones thinks Michigan State will be the team to beat in 2018.

You could make an argument for any of the five teams, which is what makes the B1G so strong headed into the year. Here’s what Neuheisel and Jones had to say about each of those five teams:

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB