The Big Ten Conference is arguably the best in the country with Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon all leading the way. With the College Football Playoff expanding

There’s a logjam behind No. 1 Ohio State and Indiana in the Big Ten standings. No. 6 Oregon, No. 25 Michigan, Southern California, Northwestern, UCLA, Iowa and Minnesota all own 3-1 conference records, making for a seven-way tie.

Michigan joins Matt Painter 's Purdue in the top 10 from the Big Ten Conference, while UCLA, Illinois, Michigan State and Wisconsin are among the other teams from the conference in the top 25 to start the season. Led by Braden Smith, the Boilermakers are the early favorite for not only the national championship but also for the Big Ten Conference.

The upcoming College Football Playoff has a small change from the 2024 postseason format, with conference champions no longer being guaranteed a first-round bye

At this point, four teams are either 7-0 or 6-1: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and Texas Tech. The number of instances in which those four play each other down the stretch is smaller than you might expect, which limits the onset of eat-your-own syndrome.

The Wolverines and Hoosiers remain undefeated, but there are seven teams behind them with 3-1 records in conference play.

Dent, as dynamic as he is, will be just one half of what projects to be an elite Bruins backcourt. His backcourt mate, Skyy Clark, has been turning heads all offseason. In their 67-60 win over the Aztecs on Friday, Dent finished with 18 points and three assists and Clark ended with 13 points and four rebounds.

The final non-conference series before Big Ten play for the No. 17 Wisconsin Badgers gets underway Friday night in Madison when Alaska Fairbanks comes to town. The Badgers can head into league play on a high note with a couple of wins after splitting a hard-fought series with No. 20 Minnesota State last weekend.

Denzel Boston threw and caught a touchdown pass, and finished with career highs of 10 catches and 153 receiving yards to lead Washington to a 42-25 victory over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday. Boston, who entered the game 10th in the Big Ten in receiving yards,