Bad weekend for the Big 10
On Saturday, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 8 Iowa all lost, marking the first time since The Associated Press began ranking teams in 1936 that three top-10 teams from one conference were all defeated on the same day. The SEC (1999) and Big Ten (1983) previously had a top-10 trio lose in the same bowl season, but those games didn't fall within a 24-hour span.
The silver lining for the Big Ten is that these losses, although high profile, are the only setbacks for any of its teams through two weekends. Therefore, a look at the conference standings today might be confused for an episode of The Twilight Zone. On top are Illinois and Indiana; on the bottom are Ohio State and Michigan.