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The 2012 college football season is barely on ice and we're already heating up for the 2013 campaign with a way-too-early version of the Big Ten power rankings. This is a snapshot of how the league looks at this point in time, not knowing all the per...

Alabama and Notre Dame put a bow on the 2012 college football season Monday night. Most of the Big Ten would just as soon douse it with gasoline and light a match. But before a largely forgettable 2012 Big Ten season goes up in flames, let's take ...

Only one Big Ten game took place since the last edition of the power rankings, but the surprising result left quite a conundrum. How should we rank teams 2 through 6 after Wisconsin smashed Nebraska by 39 points in the Big Ten championship game? W...

Week 10 brought few surprises around the Big Ten. As a result, the power rankings see little shuffling before the second Saturday of November. Ohio State cruised to a perfect 10-0, while Michigan and Penn State both recorded road wins in impressiv...

After recording 11 wins in each of the past two seasons, Michigan State has its sights set on bigger goals. The Spartans aim for their first outright Big Ten championship and their first Rose Bowl appearance since the 1987 season. Although they lose ...

Taylor Martinez is finally 100 percent healthy, and after an offseason spent on footwork and passing mechanics, the junior QB expects much better results in 2012. Martinez's supporting cast is strong, headlined by All-America candidate Rex Burkhead a...

It's power rankings day again here at ESPN.com, and while Bennett and I posted our latest Big Ten version, our esteemed colleague Mark Schlabach has issued his national version. For the most part, the forecast isn't favorable for the Big Ten. M...

The season might be over, but the mail never stops. Let's do this. Mike from Phoenix writes: As a Badger fan I was waiting to see your final power rankings of the year because I had a feeling that you might make MSU number 1. I just don't ge...

Another losing bowl season cost the Big Ten in the final ESPN.com Stats & Info conference power rankings. The Big Ten finished fourth, just behind the Pac-12 and trailing the SEC and Big 12 by sizable margins. Not surprisingly, the SEC finishe...

The 2011 power rankings are done with today's final installment, and it's now time to see how the rundown changed every week. This post is also known as "Let's see how dumb Adam and Brian are," but I prefer power rankings tracker. Let's take a loo...

It's time to check our ballots as championship week has wrapped up and the bowl pairings are set. Here's how we voted in the latest ESPN.com power rankings poll. Brian Bennett's ballot 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State 4. Stanford 5. B...

In the interest of transparency -- and really, what do we have to hide? -- let's look at the latest ESPN.com power rankings ballots Brian and I turned in Sunday. Brian Bennett's ballot 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State 4. Stanford 5. Virg...

It's that time again, as we once again reveal our ballots for the ESPN.com power rankings. We like to keep things transparent around here. Brian Bennett's ballot 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Arkansas 4. Stanford 5. Oklahoma State 6. Virginia Tech ...

It's time to reveal our most recent ballots for the ESPN.com power rankings. Here they are: Brian Bennett's ballot 1. LSU 2. Stanford 3. Alabama 4. Oklahoma State 5. Boise State 6. Oregon 7. Arkansas 8. Oklahoma 9. Clemson 10. Houst...

Here's how Brian and I voted in the latest installment of the ESPN.com power rankings: Brian Bennett's ballot 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State 4. Stanford 5. Boise State 6. Oregon 7. Oklahoma 8. Arkansas 9. Nebraska 10. South Caroli...

Week 8 brought some shakeups in the national rankings, and the ESPN.com power rankings also will have a different look. Here are the latest ballots Brian and I cast for the national Top 25: Brian Bennett's ballot 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklah...