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BTN’s Dave Wannstedt unveils changes to B1G Power Rankings after crazy Week 8

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Week 8 had plenty of action and awesome storylines, and Dave Wannstedt’s weekly power rankings were shaken up a bit as a result.

Coming out of a wild weekend, Wannstedt did have one spot unchanged on his rankings. The one consistent spot comes at the top with Ohio State still in the driver’s seat after a huge win over Northwestern:

“We’ve got some changes this week! No changes at the top…I’ve got (Ohio State) at No. 1 in the Big Ten,” said Wannstedt. “I’m not so sure they’re not the best team in the nation.”

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In the second spot, Wannstedt had Penn State. He bumped the Nittany Lions up after a gritty win over Michigan combined with Wisconsin’s loss to Illinois:

“Penn State did a great job of overcoming and winning it at the end,” explained Wannstedt.

Wannstedt also gave some love to Minnesota, bumping the Gophers up to No. 4 in the conference behind an undefeated start under PJ Fleck:

“How bout Minnesota? Don’t underestimate them as far as winning the West,” Wannstedt pointed out.

Here are his entire B1G Power Rankings after Week 8:

What do you think?

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.