New SP+ rankings has 5 B1G teams crack the top 25 after one week of action
The Big Ten’s influence is all over the latest SP+ rankings.
After one week of action, five Big Ten teams made the top-25 in Bill Connelly’s tool: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 8 Penn State, No. 9 Michigan and No. 25 Indiana.
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Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana all turned in impressive victories while Penn State’s narrow loss to the Hoosiers didn’t cost them too much in these rankings.
🔥 NEW SP+ RANKINGS 🔥
* Unbeaten Ohio State remains No. 1
* Movement galore! Wisconsin to 4th! Michigan to 9th! BYU to 10th! Cincy to 12th! HELLO, NORTHWESTERN
* Hello to you, too, Rutgers & SJSU!
* This week's "Why does SP+ my team??" subject: K-Statehttps://t.co/3nkEERTyXV— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) October 25, 2020
Despite not playing until this past weekend, Ohio State has actually been No. 1 in SP+ all season. As Connelly details in the story, SP+ is a forward-projecting model that is heavily weighted by preseason projections early in the year.
No. 30 Northwestern and No. 33 Minnesota are just outside the top-25 as well.
Ohio State will be tested with a trip to Penn State next weekend. Wisconsin, meanwhile, should be able to hold on to its top-5 status after traveling to Nebraska.
