The Illini remain first among teams that are (almost) eliminated from Big Ten title contention
We can stop pretending now. After the Illini were smoked at top-ranked Oregon 38-9, any ideas about seeing them in the Big Ten championship game in early December can be put to bed. Not that there’s anything wrong with being 6-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play, but the excitement over that has its limits.
POLL ALERT: Miami climbs to No. 5 in AP Top 25, its highest ranking since 2017, while Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M move into the top 10 as top four remain unchanged.One could argue about whether or not the SEC is better overall, but the Big Ten looks the strongest near the top. And with that, let’s take it from the bottom :As awful as things have been for the Boilers, they still have Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana on the schedule.
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