Four Big Ten teams entered Saturday’s schedule of games ranked inside the top 10 of the latest US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25.
That will not change heading into Week 12, with No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State and No. 10 Indiana all winning in Week 11. Indeed, in every game but the Hoosiers’, the Big Ten’s best teams blew their respective opponents.
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No. 1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0 in Big Ten play) managed to hold off Maryland (4-5, 1-5) with a 39-18 win vs. the Terrapins in Eugene. Perhaps more interesting than the score, however, was the fact Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel became the NCAA’s all-time leader in touchdowns.
Elsewhere, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 7 Penn State beat Purdue 45-0 and Washington 35-6, respectively, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 80-6.
Michigan’s (5-5, 3-4) game at Indiana (10-0, 7-0) was the only real challenge among top-10 teams in the Big Ten in Week 11. The Wolverines fought back from a 17-3 halftime deficit, scoring on three drives — two field goals and a touchdown — before Indiana could respond with a field goal of its own. Michigan had a chance for a go-ahead score, but turned the ball over on downs at its own 42 on its final drive of the game, falling 20-15 to the Hoosiers.
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Here’s a look at how this past week’s results in the Big Ten were reflected in the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 2:
Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
1. Oregon (55)
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Tennessee
5. Penn State
6. Indiana
7. Notre Dame
8. BYU
9. Alabama
10. Georgia
11. Ole Miss
12. Miami
13. Boise State
13. SMU
15. Texas A&M
16. Clemson
17. Army
18. Washington State
19. Kansas State
20. Colorado
21. Missouri
22. LSU
23. South Carolina
24. Louisville
25. Iowa State
Others receiving votes: Tulane 85; Louisiana 42; Arizona State 30; Pittsburgh 28; UNLV 17; Memphis 11; Navy 3; James Madison 2; Illinois 2; Duke 1
Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
1. Oregon (62)
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Tennessee
7. BYU
8. Notre Dame
9. Alabama
10. Ole Miss
11. Georgia
12. Miami
13. Boise State
14. SMU
15. Texas A&M
16. Army
17. Clemson
18. Colorado
19. Washington State
20. Kansas State
21. LSU
22. Louisville
23. South Carolina
24. Missouri
25. Tulane
Others receiving votes: Iowa State 92; Arizona State 35; Pitt 18; Louisiana-Lafayette 14; UNLV 10

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