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B10 West Power Ranking: It’s a Mess After Wisconsin

By Jeremy Karll

Oct 22, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Corey Clement (6) is the first to the Heartland Trophy after their game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. The Badgers beat the Hawkeyes 17 to 9. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Corey Clement (6) is the first to the Heartland Trophy after their game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. The Badgers beat the Hawkeyes 17 to 9. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

A look at the Big Ten West heading into week eight

The Wisconsin Badgers marched into Kinnick Stadium and won a hard-fought game against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday, 17-9. It kept Wisconsin’s Big Ten West and College Football Playoff hopes alive. It also will make it very hard for Iowa to finish above .500 in the regular season.

The Big Ten West had a lot of surprises this week, though. Minnesota and Nebraska both had to fight in games that many expected them to have won by halftime. It further proves that Wisconsin right now is clearly the best team in the division, although Nebraska will have a chance to prove everyone wrong this week.

In a battle between two top-25 teams, the Nebraska Cornhuskers travel to Camp Randall to take on Wisconsin this week. The seventh-ranked Cornhuskers are very much alive in the College Football Playoff picture, and a win for the 11th ranked Badgers would give them a big boost in the AP Poll after dropping one spot following a win.

After Penn State took down Ohio State, the two Big Ten divisions look more even. Michigan is now the new favorite in the Big Ten, and the West division could be decided this week.

Here’s a look at the Big Ten West after another week of football.

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