Big Ten Power Rankings, Week Five: Iowa Hawkeyes Make Statement Nation Can See

Posted by Kristofer Green on September-30-2009 Add Comments

For the third time in as many weeks, the BR Big Ten Pollsters have named a new number one team.

After quieting the "White House" in State College, the Iowa Hawkeyes vault up the rankings, supplanting Ohio State and Penn State as the top dog.

The Hawkeyes, down 10-0 at the end of the first quarter would rally behind a suffocating defense, powerful running game, and brilliant special teams to score 21 unanswered points (16 of which came in the fourth quarter).

The Wisconsin Badgers are another team that made a big jump in the rankings this week. The Badgers haven't always won pretty, but there is something to say about a team that consistently finds a way to win.

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