Indiana and Ohio State remain undefeated and hold the top two spots in the Big Ten power rankings. Iowa and Nebraska saw significant jumps in the rankings after decisive Week 9 victories. UCLA and Minnesota experienced major drops following blowout losses on the road.

Josh Pate defends SEC's nine ranked teams while proposing a compelling theory: Big Ten might have the three best teams in the country while SEC dominates the rest of the rankings

Elsewhere in Big Ten play, Washington upended No. 23 Illinois 42-25 in Seattle, improving the Huskies to 6-2 on the season and 3-2 in conference play. Sticking in the Pacific Northwest, No. 6 Oregon — playing much of the second half without quarterback Dante Moore — ground out a 21-7 win over visiting Wisconsin.

Noticing how well the Spartans tight ends are playing, PFSN College, an advanced analytics and data company, has both tight ends ranked in the top ten of the Big Ten. Masunas comes in with a 79.6 grade, at No. 6 in the conference, while Velling holds a 76.6 rating at No. 9.

Based on records to date, the Big Ten has five options for a fourth bid: Iowa, Nebraska, Washington, USC and Michigan. They have the same number of losses (two) but different resumes. Our assessment of their CFP prospects, from best to worst:

Michigan joins Matt Painter 's Purdue in the top 10 from the Big Ten Conference, while UCLA, Illinois, Michigan State and Wisconsin are among the other teams from the conference in the top 25 to start the season. Led by Braden Smith, the Boilermakers are the early favorite for not only the national championship but also for the Big Ten Conference.

Committed recruits haven't started flipping amid the Wisconsin Badgers losing streak, but a top linebacker is the latest to take an in-season visit elsewhere.

Wisconsin class of 2026 commit, linebacker Aden Reeder, is taking an official visit to Michigan on Saturday for its home game vs. Purdue