Purdue could give Badgers boost by beating Michigan
A week after losing to Wisconsin, Purdue can do the Badgers a favor against Michigan.
The 12th-ranked Boilermakers will try to stay in the Big Ten title race when they host the 13th-ranked Wolverines today. They can also help clear out first place in the conference for Wisconsin by beating Michigan — something the Badgers won’t be able to do themselves.
Thanks to the Big Ten’s rotating schedule, the sixth-ranked Badgers (7-0, 4-0) and Wolverines (6-1, 4-0), the only Big Ten teams still unbeaten in conference play, don’t meet this season.
It’s been a recurring problem for the Big Ten since it expanded to 11 in 1993 with the addition of Penn State.
In 1996 and 2002, the Big Ten had co-champions that did not play one another.
The picks:
| The lineup | Time | TV |
| No. 1 Southern Cal vs. Washington | ||
| Pick: USC 48-12 | 3:30 | FSN |
| No. 2 Oklahoma vs. Kansas | ||
| Pick: UO 39-10 | 10 | FSN |
| No. 3 Auburn vs. Kentucky | ||
| Pick: AU 47-10 | 11:30 | None |
| No. 4 Miami at N.C. State | ||
| Pick: UM 24-20 | 4:45 | ESPN |
| No. 5 Florida St. at Wake Forest | ||
| Pick: FSU 33-13 | 12:30 | None |
| No. 6 Wisconsin vs. Northwestern | ||
| Pick: UW 20-12 | 9 | ESPN |
| No. 7 California at Arizona | ||
| Pick: UC 40-14 | 4 | None |
| No. 8 Texas at Texas Tech | ||
| Pick: TTU 32-28 | 4 | TBS |
| No. 9 Utah vs. UNLV | ||
| Pick: UU 42-14 | 4 | None |
| No. 10 Georgia at Arkansas | ||
| Pick: UG 24-20 | 4 | ESPN2 |
| No. 11 Tennessee vs. Alabama | ||
| Pick: UA 19-17 | 12:30 | CBS |
| No. 12 Purdue vs. No. 13 Michigan | ||
| Pick: UM 24-20 | 12:30 | None |
| No. 14 Virginia at Duke | ||
| Pick: UV 48-10 | 10 | None |
| No. 17 Texas A&M vs. Colorado | ||
| Pick: A&M 30-14 | 10:30 | None |
| No. 18 LSU vs. Troy | ||
| Pick: LSU 40-13 | 5 | None |
| No. 19 Boise St. vs. Fresno St. | ||
| Pick: BSU 37-21 | 7:15 | ESPN2 |
| No. 20 Florida at Mississippi St. | ||
| Pick: UF 44-10 | 9:30 | None |
| No. 21 Arizona St. vs. UCLA | ||
| Pick: ASU 39-24 | 12:30 | ABC |
| No. 22 Oklahoma St. at Missouri | ||
| Pick: OSU 22-20 | 12:30 | None |
| No. 24 Notre Dame vs. Boston College | ||
| Pick: UND 20-17 | 11:30 | NBC |
| No. 25 Iowa at Penn St. | ||
| Pick: UI 21-17 | 9 | ESPN2 |