​Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Colton Joseph (1) runs for a first down during the game against USC, Oct. 24, 2026, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co Week Eight in the Big Ten basically muddied anything we thought we knew. Parity is in full effect in the conference, and what team might look like a world beater one week, can look flat footed and like a middle of the pack team. Even the great teams or at least who we think are great now need to see if they can overcome injuries to remain great. Somehow we rank the teams here, but it’s a vague guideline. When Minnesota can go from getting destroyed at Purdue to defeating Iowa, when Indiana can be one toe away from upsetting Ohio State and then needing to get lucky to defeat Michigan the following week or when USC can walk into Madison and look awful…ok well that one wasn’t so hard to predict. So take Teams 2-14 as a general group, because on any given Saturday I think any one could win against another. We’ve seen it happen plenty allready and we still have five weeks more to go. #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 6-1 (1)BYEOhio State got one extra week to try and figure out what they are going to do at quarterback starting this Saturday with Julien Sayin likely out for at least the rest of the regular season if not longer. Will it be true freshman Luke Fahey who looked lost at the end of their game against Indiana two wees ago or will it be sophomore Tavien St. Clair? Luckily for OSU they get one of the more porous defenses in the country t kick off the post Sayin block heading to USC for a Saturday night primetime tilt. And Jeremiah Smith can erase many sins of the quarterback. But Vegas is wary putting OSU as just a 6.5 point favorite in LA to a team that just got boatraced by Wisconsin. #2 Indiana Hoosiers 7-1 (2)Win 13-6 (OT) @ MichiganA week after nearly knocking off the Buckeyes Indiana goes to Ann Arbor and forgets how to play offense. Josh Hoover definitely appears hurt and Indiana is hoping they can just get past Minnesota this week and get to their bye. If Minnesota can play defense like they did last week, this game could be interesting. If Indiana is clicking on all cylinders, it could get ugly fast. Vegas thinks the latter is more likely as Indiana is a 20.5 point favorite, which is a huge number. #3 UCLA Bruins 7-0 (3)Win 28-10 vs Michigan StateThe Bruins remain undefeated with an ugly 28-10 win over the Spartans. The UCLA running game won this one going for 245 yards on a whopping 48 carries. Ty Diffenbach got banged up and was not really effective, but when you can run like that you don’t need to be. The Bruins get the random mid-season non-conference finisher this week as they host Nevada as 22.5 point favorites. They almost assuredly will head to Minneapolis the following week at 8-0 and potentially a top-5 team in the nation. #4 Northwestern Wildcats 7-1 (7)Win vs Rutgers 42-14Northwestern…yes THAT Northwestern