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The first weekend of the B1G season provided plenty of excitement.
We’re just one week into the year, and we’ve already seen two ranked teams go down. No. 8 Penn State was upended in a thrilling overtime game by Indiana, with the Hoosiers scoring on a 2-point conversion to post a 36-35 victory.
No. 18 Michigan had little trouble on the road with No. 21 Minnesota, pummeling the Gophers 49-24 to open the season. The B1G’s remaining ranked teams — No. 5 Ohio State and No. 14 Wisconsin — cruised to victories.
On Sunday, the USA Today Coaches Poll was released. It’s the first look at the Top 25 with B1G games officially in the books. Here are the latest rankings:
#1 Clemson
#2 Alabama
#3 Ohio State
#4 Notre Dame
#5 Georgia
#6 Oklahoma State
#7 Cincinnati
#8 Texas A&M
#9 Florida
#10 BYU
#11 Wisconsin
#12 Miami
#13 North Carolina
#14 Michigan
#15 Oregon
#16 Kansas State
#17 Penn State
#18 Marshall
#19 Indiana
#20 USC
#21 Coastal Carolina
#22 Iowa State
#23 SMU
#24 Oklahoma
#25 Army
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