Big Ten Football: Week 11 Power Rankings

1. Ohio State

Week 11 result – 62-3 win over Maryland

Ohio State was the biggest team to take advantage of the wild Saturday. Heading into the weekend, Ohio State was ranked fifth. After three teams ahead of them lost, the Buckeyes should fall into the No. 2 seed.

Like Michigan, their season is essentially going to come down to one game. Barring these two teams win their Week 12 and 13 matchups, a place in the top four will come down to the winner of Ohio State vs Michigan.

For Ohio State, being at home is going to be a major advantage. Urban Myer is going to pull out all the tricks to try and get his Buckeyes back to the College Football Playoff.

The difference between Ohio State and the other Big Ten schools fighting for a CFP spot, is a Big Ten Championship game. Unless Penn State loses and Ohio State defeats Michigan, the Buckeyes will not win the Big Ten East. Even without a Big Ten Championship, Ohio State should find themselves in one of the top four spots.