1. Ohio State Still see no reason to expect they will relinquish top dog position (change from preconference ranking: none)
2. Wisconsin Dominating defense, improving offense (no change)
3. Michigan State Day Day is underrated (no change)
4. Michigan Media were right, we were wrong (+2)
5. Indiana They're sliding but expected to right the ship (-1)
6. Illinois Brandon Paul to the rescue (+2)
7. Purdue Hummel still needs another threat to emerge (-2)
8. Minnesota Tubby doing a good job with this team without Mbakwe (+1)
9. Northwestern Home losses to Illinois and Purdue weigh heavily (-2)
10. Iowa How did they win at Wisconsin? (+1)
11. Nebraska Showing signs of life as they return to health and schedule eases (-1)
12. Penn State It's been a tough year in State College for a number of reasons (no change)
