Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted Monday at 08:26 PM Way-too-early Big Ten Power Rankings for 2025 college football season DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A way-too-early look at the balance of power in the Big Ten Conference going into the 2025 college football season. Oregon is ranked 2nd behind the usual suspect, Ohio State. On the Ducks 2025 schedule, OBD plays at 16 Northwestern, 13 USC, at 12 Rutgers, 11 Minnesota, at 10 Iowa, No. 9 Wisconsin, at 7 UWho, 5 Indiana, at 4 Penn State. OBD misses No. 3 Michigan and No. 1 Ohio State. Illinois at No. 8 is too low IMO. 18 of the players who started in the bowl win over South Carolina return for the Illini including QB Altmeyer. Illinois misses Michigan and plays Ohio State and USC at home. Two Donut Holes and at Duke (that lost its QB to Beavis!) OOC. Tough road games at Indiana and Wisconsin. The Illini are off the week before tripping to Seattle to play UW. I think Illinois should be ranked no lower than No. 5. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted Monday at 10:27 PM Some good news for a Penn State program that needs it. Kaytron Allen, Nick Singleton eschew NFL Draft, return to Penn State as cornerstones for another playoff run - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Allen and Singleton were the only running back combo to both clear 1,000 yards rushing in 2024 The OBD D will be playing against two top-drawer running backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoGaDawg No. 3 Share Posted Monday at 11:20 PM On 1/13/2025 at 3:26 PM, Jon Joseph said: Way-too-early Big Ten Power Rankings for 2025 college football season DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A way-too-early look at the balance of power in the Big Ten Conference going into the 2025 college football season. Oregon is ranked 2nd behind the usual suspect, Ohio State. On the Ducks 2025 schedule, OBD plays at 16 Northwestern, 13 USC, at 12 Rutgers, 11 Minnesota, at 10 Iowa, No. 9 Wisconsin, at 7 UWho, 5 Indiana, at 4 Penn State. OBD misses No. 3 Michigan and No. 1 Ohio State. Illinois at No. 8 is too low IMO. 18 of the players who started in the bowl win over South Carolina return for the Illini including QB Altmeyer. Illinois misses Michigan and plays Ohio State and USC at home. Two Donut Holes and at Duke (that lost its QB to Beavis!) OOC. Tough road games at Indiana and Wisconsin. The Illini are off the week before tripping to Seattle to play UW. I think Illinois should be ranked no lower than No. 5. This is the first I’ve paid attention to the Ducks 25 schedule. I gotta say, I’ve seen much tougher schedules, looks very good for making the Playoff IMO. That trip to Beaver Stadium likely won’t be easy. I think I read that they have chosen that game as their White Out game. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad for us. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 4 Share Posted Monday at 11:23 PM Rutgers and Minnesota ahead of USC? Trojan fans are good with it... 3 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 5 Share Posted Monday at 11:38 PM Well this is just way, way to early but alot of fun to ponder and discuss. The top 4 are a safe bet, however nothing is concrete until after the spring games. Transfers out have to factor in. Additional key portal additions? It is just to fluid and only time (games played) will tell how the players on the the #1 undefeated Ducks team will respond to their butt whooping in the Rose Bowl. Go Ducks - 11-1 in 2025! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noDucknewby No. 6 Share Posted Monday at 11:39 PM (edited) IMHO Michigan and fuskies are ranked too high, Illinois and Indiana too low. My top 5 would be: 1. Ohio St. 2. (tie) Oregon/Penn St. 4. Michigan 5. Indiana or Illinois Sleeper to watch: Nebraska, I think Raiola is going to be really good in his second year. Boy there are a lot of dregs in the bottom half of the conference though. Edited Monday at 11:43 PM by noDucknewby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 7 Share Posted Monday at 11:44 PM On 1/13/2025 at 3:39 PM, noDucknewby said: IMHO Michigan and fuskies are ranked too high, Illinois and Indiana too low. My top 5 would be: 1. Ohio St. 2. (tie) Oregon/Penn St. 4. Michigan 5. Indiana or Illinois Boy there are a lot of dregs in the bottom half of the conference. Agreed, as the Cal QB that Cignetti got is good, and I agree with Jon about Illinois. 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasDuck No. 8 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:17 AM I think UW is about right. Indiana is going to drop off with a new QB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 9 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:52 AM On 1/13/2025 at 4:17 PM, VegasDuck said: I think UW is about right. Indiana is going to drop off with a new QB. But they still have "I win, google me", COY! 5 seems about right, I'd prefer 8th or 9th. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 10 Share Posted Tuesday at 01:55 AM Ruh-Roh! This could change things... Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 11 Share Posted Tuesday at 02:03 AM On 1/13/2025 at 5:55 PM, Charles Fischer said: Ruh-Roh! This could change things... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted Tuesday at 02:26 AM On 1/13/2025 at 7:17 PM, VegasDuck said: I think UW is about right. Indiana is going to drop off with a new QB. He doesn't have the same experience as Rourke but transfer from Cal Mendoza probably has more natural talent and as good or better arm strength. The games Cal lost last season, especially the meltdown vs. Miami were not on Mendoza. Cignetti's QBs have played well everywhere he has coached. Looking at the champ game opponents the loss at Ohio State and the loss at Notre Dame are understandable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 13 Share Posted Tuesday at 02:32 AM On 1/13/2025 at 6:26 PM, Jon Joseph said: Mendoza. What's the line on Mendoza? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 14 Share Posted Tuesday at 03:56 AM My sincere apologies for the source. This is an excellent look back at the strength of schedule for B1G teams in 2024 and a look ahead to B1G teams' strength of schedule in 2025. The 2024 and 2025 rankings are based on the SP+ rankings which will change at the end of the Spring practice and when rosters are known after the second round of portal signings. Ranking Big Ten Schedules WWW.UWDAWGPOUND.COM With the season complete, here’s a look back, and a look forward, comparing the schedules for the Big Ten teams Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 15 Share Posted Tuesday at 02:50 PM Looking past the source, the info told us what we knew all season. Another team with a relatively easy schedule was Indiana. They only played one top-25 team (Ohio State). In fact, they only played two teams in the top-50 (the other was Michigan). Plus, they played 5 teams that were ranked below #100 (Florida International, Western Illinois, Charlotte, Northwestern, and Purdue). Again we see that Indiana and Iowa each only played one team ranked above them (both lost those games). The difference is that Indiana won all of their games against teams ranked below them while Iowa lost 3 of those games. Bad for Iowa, but those were the only W's for Indiana. Also, with this, for most of the season, every team Oregon played was ranked below them, every team Indiana played was pretty much ranked below every other team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 16 Share Posted Tuesday at 03:12 PM (edited) I couldn’t open the link but I would put Oregon even with Ohio State and Penn State (maybe even Michigan?) heading into next season. It seems like all the top teams will lose a lot of players to graduation and the NFL Draft, after this year. The above teams are the ones that have recruited the best over the years, so they have the highest likelihood of winning the conference. I’m not sure you can put one of those teams ahead of the other until you see how they look on the field against good competition. If Dante Moore is able to play, as well as many of us hope he can, Oregon could be as good as any team in the country next year (and we have a really favorable schedule to get the new players up to speed). Edited Tuesday at 03:14 PM by OregonDucks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 17 Share Posted Wednesday at 06:08 PM CBS Sports with some Dark Horse love for the Illini. One 2025 College Football Playoff sleeper from each Power Four conference: Why Oklahoma fits the bill - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Here are five dark horses that can reach the CFP in 2025 The Oklahoma pick is not OK. Oklahoma has the same brutal SEC conference schedule in 2025 and plays what should be an improved Michigan team OOC albeit in Norman. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckFan93 No. 18 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:32 PM Why in the heck is there an 8-month gap between CFB seasons?! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 19 Share Posted yesterday at 02:08 AM A 2025 Way Too Early Ranking By The Sporting News. Championship-seeking Ohio State leads Big Ten in way-too-early 247 Sports 2025 college football rankings WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Ohio State coach Ryan Day has his hands full next season, regardless of how the national title game against Notre Dame plays out. TSN predicts a 2025 Battle of the Os. PSU, which hosts OREGON and plays at Ohio State, is projected to be No. 3 in the B1G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 20 Share Posted yesterday at 02:12 AM On 1/15/2025 at 5:32 PM, DuckFan93 said: Why in the heck is there an 8-month gap between CFB seasons?! Wedding Planners? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 21 Share Posted yesterday at 08:10 PM LOL. How did Oregon finish 3rd in their 2024 B1G power rankings behind Ohio State and Penn State? I can understand being #2 behind Ohio State but did the author not watch the B1G Championship Game? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 22 Share Posted yesterday at 08:23 PM On 1/16/2025 at 12:10 PM, OregonDucks said: LOL. How did Oregon finish 3rd in their 2024 B1G power rankings behind Ohio State and Penn State? Not only the B1G Rankings. If Osu2 wins the Natty, 13-1 Oregon should be No.2. it's 1 loss being to the champ. Notre Dame would have 2 L's, to osu2 & N. Illinois. Penn State, L to osu2 & Oregon. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
