The Big Ten Conference survived another week at the top of the college football world and remains with four teams in the top 10 of this week’s USA Today Coaches and Associated Press polls.
After its bye week, No. 1 Oregon (11-0, 8-0 B1G) continued its hold as the top overall team in the country. The Ducks avoided the national chaos that overthrew three top-10 teams, as Indiana, Ole Miss and Alabama all suffered losses, dropping them in the rankings.
The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1 B1G) fell at Ohio State 38-15 for their first loss of the season. The defeat knocked the Hoosiers back five spots to No. 10 in both polls. The Buckeyes (10-1, 7-1 B1G) remain on a collision course to rematch the Ducks for the Big Ten Championship game as they remain at No. 2.
Penn State (10-1, 7-1 B1G) remained at No. 4 after avoiding disaster in a 26-25 victory at Minnesota. In …