Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 7, 2014

Before we turn our attention to Week 3, it's time to revisit how the BTN.com team and Big Ten fans did with their Week 2 Big Ten predictions. Reigning champ Sean Merriman went 11-2 to remain in first place, while Big Ten fans went 8-5.

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Sean MerrimanSean Merriman (@BTNSean)
2014 record:
25-2
Week 2 record: 11-2
Week 2 picks: Illinois 27, Western Kentucky 24; Rutgers 31, Howard 20; Wisconsin 56, Western Illinois 14; Nebraska 45, McNeese State 7; Penn State 42, Akron 24; Purdue 23, Central Michigan 21; Minnesota 27, Middle Tennessee 23; Northern Illinois 28, Northwestern 21; Iowa 27, Ball State 17; Maryland 35, South Florida 17; Oregon 31, Michigan State 28; Notre Dame 42, Michigan 38; Ohio State 28, Virginia Tech 27

Brent YarinaBrent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
2014 record: 23-4
Week 2 record: 10-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 37, Western Kentucky 31; Rutgers 38, Howard 20; Wisconsin 48, Western Illinois 10; Nebraska 55, McNeese State 17; Penn State 34, Akron 20; Purdue 31, Central Michigan 28; Minnesota 30, Middle Tennessee 23; Northern Illinois 27, Northwestern 24; Iowa 37, Ball State 16; Maryland 36, South Florida 27; Oregon 34, Michigan State 31; Michigan 26, Notre Dame 23; Ohio State 30, Virginia Tech 24

Rotating B1G Writer: Marc Morehouse, thegazette.com (@marcmorehouse)
2014 record: 21-6
Week 2 record: 10-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 28, Western Kentucky 24; Rutgers 41, Howard 14; Wisconsin 51, Western Illinois 10; Nebraska 64, McNeese State 7; Penn State 31, Akron 24; Purdue 33, Central Michigan 31; Minnesota 17, Middle Tennessee 14; Northern Illinois 20, Northwestern 17; Iowa 42, Ball State 14; Maryland 34, South Florida 28; Oregon 27, Michigan State 24; Michigan 21, Notre Dame 20; Ohio State 38, Virginia Tech 21

Tom DienhartTom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2014 record: 20-7
Week 2 record: 9-4
Week 2 picks: Illinois 31, Western Kentucky 28; Rutgers 33, Howard 10; Wisconsin 50, Western Illinois 6; Nebraska 54, McNeese State 9; Penn State 29, Akron 13; Purdue 35, Central Michigan 27; Minnesota 31, Middle Tennessee 23; Northwestern 31, Northern Illinois 27; Iowa 28, Ball State 17; Maryland 44, South Florida 20; Oregon 33, Michigan State 30; Michigan 27, Notre Dame 24; Ohio State 24, Virginia Tech 21

FansBig Ten fans
2014 record:
20-7
Week 2 record: 8-5
Week 2 picks: See polls below

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HOW THE FANS VOTED

Illinois 42, Western Kentucky 24 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Rutgers 38, Howard 25 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Wisconsin 37, Western Illinois 3 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Nebraska 31, McNeese State 24

Penn State 21, Akron 3

Central Michigan 38, Purdue 17

Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee 24 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Northern Illinois 23, Northwestern 15  (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Iowa 17, Ball State 13

Maryland 24, South Florida 17

Oregon 46, Michigan State 27

Notre Dame 31, Michigan 0

Virginia Tech 35, Ohio State 21