Power Tiers

All 18 Big Ten teams, tiered heading into Week 10. Nobody holds S after Ohio State falls at USC; unbeaten UCLA joins the Buckeyes and Indiana in A, USC climbs to B and Northwestern slides to C.

18 teams · 6 tiers · Published Nov 3, 2026

S Playoff Locks*

A Playoff Bubble

UCLA Ohio State Indiana

B Top 25 Teams

USC

C Bowl Teams

Northwestern Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota Oregon Michigan Washington

D Scrappy

Penn State Illinois Purdue

F Bad

Michigan St Rutgers Maryland