Upon further review, here's my Big Ten tier list after week 5.

A Tier: tOSU, Indiana

Notes: Tearing apart teams before half is what you expect from A tier. No surprises here. IU's close game with NorthWestern says more about the Wildcats than the Hoosiers.

B Tier: OBD, UCLA, NorthWestern

Notes: OBD have some work to do before moving up. The Wild Cats look like the third best team in the BIG so far.

C Tier: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Notes: Should beat anyone below them. Should lose to anyone above them. Just what you'd expect from C tier.

D Tier: USC, Purdue, Michigan

Notes: SUC's two barely wins against the so what tier barely move them up. I might be being generous with Michigan's placement here.

So What Tier: Penn St, Washington, Illinois, Maryland MSU, Rutgers

Notes: So what?

Here are my Tiers, but I am projecting where folks finish power rankings wise, not what they have earned to date:

A OSU & IU

B OBD

C UCLA, NW, IOWA

D Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, USC, Michigan, Penn State, Washington,

E Illinois, Rutgers, Maryland, MSU, Purdue

I'm the least sure about Nebraska & MSU since I haven't paid attention. They may be tier D or E

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by Solar

Thanks, Log.

My tears are for the all-time winning coaches at their former programs:

Matt Campbell, Pat Fitzgerald, and Kyle Whittingham (can you bench a QB making 4 Mill a year?).

Cheers for David Braun, who now has a better winning percentage at Northwestern than Fitz in his first three seasons. And for OC Chip Kelly and QB coach Jerry Neuheisel.

Who is that guy disguised as Aiden Chiles? And avant-garde coach Kelly brings back the Southwest Conference Veer offense. Wow!

Mega-cheers for the new Ryan Field design team and for the team heading directly to the Standing Room Only student section at the game's conclusion.

Cheers for PJ Fleck, who reclaimed a jug while his defense mugged Bryce Underwood and Michigan's offensive offense.

Cig? Two RBs over 100 yards and two WRs over 100 yards in what a beatdown of Rutgers should look like.

SC and UW? SC is a waste of talent. Other than QB, UW has no talent. Does Fisch have the $ to compete at the B1G top?

Bob Chesney - Great start, but Incomplete. Grade coming on 10/11/26. Ditto for Matt Ruhle, with Indiana coming for a visit; also Incomplete.

Luke Fickell - It is alive! On the other hand, Mike Locksley? DMV? No! DMW. Yes!

Barry Odom off the B1G schnid. Brett Bielema, go to your room!

I - Ohio State, Indiana - B1G game of the year, Week 7, Ohio State at Indiana.

II - Oregon - Scheme? Important. Attitude? More important. Does Oregon have the chops to shut down UCLA's run game? Northwestern: Should have beaten Indiana? Another game where Oregon better buckle the chin strap.

III - Iowa: bad loss to Ohio State. Minnesota: terrible loss to Miss State. UCLA & Nebraska: Legit? Wisconsin: Bouncing back and jumping around.

IV - A B1G mess. Blackout the Whiteout game?

Ruin the Bruins!

My BIG Grades:

A - tosu, Indiana

B- Oregon, Northwestern, Nebraska, UCLA

C- Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, USC, Washington

D - Purdue, Michigan, Penn State, MSU, Illinois

F - Maryland, Rutgers

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by GeotechDuck

With playing Penn St next week, USC gets three out of their first four BIG games against the so what tier and they still manage to look this bad. Northwestern blows the doors off Penn St and barley loses to top ten Indiana for their only loss still isn't ranked but the Trojans are. Ridiculous.

18 minutes ago, The Kamikaze Kid said:

With playing Penn St next week, USC gets three out of their first four BIG games against the so what tier and they still manage to look this bad. Northwestern blows the doors off Penn St and barley loses to top ten Indiana for their only loss still isn't ranked but the Trojans are. Ridiculous.

Its all about TV ratings and viewers.