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Three Big Ten teams occupy three Top 6 spots in both of the latest AP and Coaches Polls, released Sunday. Michigan and Michigan State also landed inside the Top 20, bringing the total number of Big Ten teams within the Top 20 to five.
Week 7 is in the books. This much is clear: Ohio State has gotten a lot better since that home loss to Oklahoma. And Wisconsin is going to be difficult to beat in the Big Ten West, while Michigan State is sneaking up on everyone.
Before we turn our attention to Week 8, it's time to revisit how the BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart and Big Ten fans did with their Week 7 Big Ten game predictions.
Northwestern made the biggest leap in my latest Big Ten Power Rankings, presented by ArcelorMittal. The top half of the rankings held firm, but the bottom was shuffled quite a bit.
The No. 21 Spartans fended off a late Minnesota rally to pull out a 30-27 road win at a rainy TCF Bank Stadium Saturday.
Including Saturday's 56-14 thrashing of Nebraska, Ohio State has continued to impress following their Week 3 loss to Oklahoma.
Wisconsin gutted out a 17-9 win over Purdue Saturday as freshman Jonathan Taylor racked up another 200-yard game on the ground for the No. 7 Badgers.
Northwestern came out of College Park with a road win Saturday, beating Maryland 37-21 for their first B1G victory of the season.
Indiana sent the game to overtime with a last-second field goal, but the No. 17 Wolverines stood firm in the extra session to hold on for a 27-20 win.
Rutgers racked up five touchdowns on the ground Saturday as they rolled over Illinois, 35-24, for the Scarlet Knights' first Big Ten win of 2017.
