There's a jumble in the middle of the Big Ten.

Ohio State and Indiana are both undefeated in the league and barreling towards the Big Ten title game, but just below them there are seven (!) teams that find themselves at 3-1 in the league. Northwestern and UCLA have both been surprises in October, each having won three straight games.

Maryland is doing its "start hot in September, lose in October" thing while Michigan had a big bounce back win over a Washington team many are still trying to figure out. Iowa and Minnesota meet in a surprisingly big game this week while U-M travels to MSU in an always-heated rivalry.

The league is getting spicy, but who's on top? Here are the Big Ten power rankings going into Week 9:

1. Ohio State (7-0)

Last week’s ranking: 1.

This week’s game:

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