FC: Preseason B1G Rankings from Cleveland.com…
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Rutgers at 9th? Seems very high to me. I would place Michigan ahead of us until we can prove we can beat them more than once every three or four years. Iowa at 5th seems high also considering how do they stack up against the likes of Oregon and USC.
Rutgers avoids: OSU, Michigan, Oregon, and us. Quite literally the easiest schedule in the conference on paper.
Michigan plays OSU and Oregon, we don't play them nor Oregon. That's my guess as to why we are above them.
Iowa only drew OSU of the toughest projected teams.
These rankings don't seem to take into account how the teams would actually end up once the games are played.
We don't play Michigan this year but I agree they are a threat to beat PSU for a playoff spot. IMO their game vs Texas is huge for PSU. They play USC and Oregon at home and OSU on the road. If they beat Texas they can lose to OR & OSU and still finish 10-2 with a signature win on their resume.
I'd say it's twofold.
1. We don't play them
2. They have 3 publicly believed hard conference games to our 2.
If we had their schedule and vice versa, I would guess the rankings would be flipped.
I can identify at least six (6) B1G teams that will finish higher than PSU.
