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Vegas Power Rankings for every Big Ten team entering Week 7

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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College football rankings keep the conversation going between games. On Sundays, the Coaches Poll and AP Poll offer a look into the top 25 teams. Later this season, the College Football Playoff selection committee will get in on the action.

Out in Las Vegas, rankings are done a bit differently. Oddsmakers have power rankings for all 134 FBS teams. While coaches, media members and the CFP committee consider resumes and head-to-head outcomes, the smartest folks are only concerned with money. Vegas rankings are based on which teams would be favored on a neutral field.

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Phil Steele, widely recognized as a leading college football expert, has connections to oddsmakers at the Las Vegas SuperBook and other casinos. Steele has published weekly in-season Vegas Power Ratings since his time at ESPN. He is independent these days but continues to publish the Vegas numbers in weekly updates on his website during the season. The difference in two teams’ Vegas Ratings offers a look at what the opening betting line would be if those teams were meeting on a neutral field.

Ohio State grabbed the No. 1 spot in last week’s Vegas rankings following Georgia’s loss at Alabama. The Buckeyes remain on top after a wild Week 6. Steele reminds fans that Vegas rankings don’t always reflect prior results on the field, and that is on display for multiple Big Ten teams in Week 7.

Here’s where all 18 B1G teams stand in the latest Vegas Power Rankings:

  • No. 1 Ohio State (135.38 Vegas Rating)
  • No. 5 Oregon (128.91)
  • No. 8 Penn State (126.35)
  • No. 13 USC (121.40)
  • No. 24 Indiana (117.04)
  • No. 26 Nebraska (116.22)
  • No. 27 Iowa (115.86)
  • No. 31 Michigan (114.60)
  • No. 36 Washington (114.07)
  • No. 43 Illinois (112.69)
  • No. 44 Wisconsin (112.55)
  • No. 51 Rutgers (111.74)
  • No. 54 Maryland (110.82)
  • No. 60 Minnesota (109.45)
  • No. 66 Michigan State (106.70)
  • No. 82 UCLA (101.55)
  • No. 89 Northwestern (100.01)
  • No. 103 Purdue (96.56)
Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.