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Big Ten delivers historic AP Poll performance following Week 6

Cory Nightingale

By Cory Nightingale

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The Big Ten is living large right now, and one look at Sunday’s new AP Poll is all you need to see that.

In fact, the conference achieved some lofty history with this particular poll. For the 1st time in the Big Ten’s long and illustrious history, the league has 3 teams ranked in the top 4 of the AP Poll. That might be hard to believe, considering all the great teams that the Big Ten has boasted for all these decades, but it’s true.

After top-ranked Texas, it’s all B1G all the time from No. 2 through No. 4, with Ohio State sitting 2nd behind the Longhorns, Oregon at No. 3 and Penn State at No. 4.

Fittingly, in a week when the Big Ten already made history with that trio of powerhouses, 2 of those teams will face off. On Saturday night in Eugene, Oregon will host Ohio State in a mammoth showdown that will be the Ducks’ 1st real big game of their Big Ten existence. The Ducks and Buckeyes will kick things off shortly after 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Meanwhile, the 4th-ranked Nittany Lions have their own conference showdown to get ready for, as they head west to face USC in a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday on CBS.

As for the Oregon vs. Ohio State Game of the Week, the Buckeyes head to Eugene as a 4-point road favorite per DraftKings after blowing out Iowa. Fans can take advantage of Tradition’s Ohio DraftKings promo code to get in on the action.

Cory Nightingale
Cory Nightingale