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WATCH: Colin Cowherd ranks three B1G teams in top 10

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Colin Cowherd recently ranked his top 10 college football teams for the upcoming season. Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin all found their way into the mix.

The teams were ranked based on where Cowherd believed each team would finish at the end of the regular season. He also said he looks at three things while ranking teams: returning starters, head coach, quarterback and schedule from October through November.

Here’s how Cowherd ranked the top 10

  • No. 10 Wisconsin
  • No. 9 Louisville
  • No. 8 Penn State
  • No. 7 Clemson
  • No. 6 Oklahoma
  • No. 5 Washington
  • No. 4 Alabama
  • No. 3 USC
  • No. 2 FSU
  • No. 1 Ohio State

The B1G and ACC each had three teams in Cowherd’s top 10, tying for the most for a conference. The mighty SEC had just one representative, Alabama.

Cowherd also had this to say about ranking the Buckeyes No. 1

“J.T. Barrett, 26-4 as a starter. Urban Meyer is the best in-game coach…Yes, they looked awful against Clemson. That’ll be a motivator. They’ve made some coaching tweaks. I think Ohio State wins the national championship.”

Here’s the full clip from Cowherd:

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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