Big Ten football Week 6 power rankings: UCLA soars, Oregon plummets

Through six weeks of Big Ten play, the conference continues to see a few surprising movements in our power rankings.

Ohio State's dominant win over Maryland keeps them in the No. 1 spot, especially since Indiana nearly slipped up against Nebraska.

Oregon's horrendous 17-15 loss against UCLA sees them plummet in the rankings.

Iowa put the world on notice with a dominant win against Washington, and Illinois survived an overtime battle vs. Michigan State.

Arguably the most impressive win of the week saw Purdue take down Minnesota, a team that is now outside the top 10.

Remember: Wisconsin, Michigan, and Rutgers all had byes this week.

Big Ten football power rankings after Week 6

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1)
2. Indiana Hoosiers (6-0)
3. UCLA Bruins (5-0)
4. USC Trojans (6-1)
5. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-1)
6. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1)
7. Oregon Ducks (3-2)
8. Wisconsin Badgers (4-1)
9. Northwestern Wildcats (4-1)
10. Michigan Wolverines (3-2)
11. Purdue Boilermakers (3-3)
12. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2)
13. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-3)
14. Washington Huskies (3-3)
15. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-3)
16. Michigan State Spartans (2-4)
17. Maryland Terrapins (2-4)
18. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-4)

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