2026 Big Ten Football Power Rankings – Week One

Pete Pistone and the rest of the SiriusXM Big Ten Radio team will unveil “Power Rankings” each week of the college football season. Check out their Pre Season “Power Rankings” below, and start listening to SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. 257) on car radios and the SiriusXM app now. The first weekend of the Big Ten Football season is in the books and here is how the conference stacks up heading into the second week of play OHIO STATE The Buckeyes as expected didn’t have any issues throttling Ball State 56-3 but that doesn’t mean there arent’ things to work on coming into a huge matchup with Texas this Saturday. NEXT: At Texas on Saturday INDIANA The Hoosier offense didn’t look much different than last year’s title team now with Jeff Hoover at quarterback. NEXT: Home versus Howard on Saturday OREGON The Ducks had their hands full with a pesky Boise State team before finally getting a 34-27 win. NEXT: At Oklahoma State on Saturday USC Opponents aside, the Trojans have looked good to get off to a 2-0 start. NEXT: Home versus Louisiana on Saturday. WASHINGTON The Huskies kicked off their season on the right side of the win column with an Apple Cup victory over Washington State. NEXT: Home v...