The college football season officially got underway last weekend when Iowa State and Kansas State kicked things off in Ireland. However, Big Ten football has not started yet, but we are just a couple days away. The Big Ten will play its first games of the season on Thursday, and with that, the quest for Indianapolis will begin. With Week 1 about to start, let’s take a look at the first Big Ten Power Rankings of the season:
1. Penn State
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The top team is our preason Big Ten Power Rankings is Penn State. The Nittany Lions are loaded with players who could be in the NFL right now, and it all starts with Drew Allar at quarterback. The team will go as far as he takes it.
2. Ohio State
The defending national champs come in at No. 2. Ohio State had one of the best rosters ever last year, but it is looking very different ahead of the 2025 season. Still, the Buckeyes have the best player in college football in Jeremiah Smith, so they should be just fine.
3. Oregon
Oregon will be an interesting team to watch throughout the first month of the season. The Ducks were ranked No. 1 in the country for much of last season, but they lost a lot of good talent. Dante Moore is likely taking over at QB, and the fact that he sat behind Dillon Gabriel last year should pay dividends for him. Fortunately for him, he has some good tune up games before he has to go to Beaver Stadium in Week 5.
4. Illinois
Not enough people are talking about Illinois ahead of the 2025 season. The Fighting Illini won 10 games last year and are returning a ton of that same talent, including QB Luke Altmyer. Illinois might make a CFP run this year.
5. Michigan
After making the College Football Playoff three years in a row and winning the national championship, Michigan missed out on the CFP last year. However, not having a QB is what hurt the…
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