As teams are about to shift from out of conference games to a conference slate, Joel Klatt ranked the top eight teams in each power conference.

The expanded College Football Playoff is heavy on SEC and Big Ten teams while a Group of Five threat controls its own destiny

2. USC: What a Big Ten debut for the Trojans. USC went to Las Vegas and beat a top-15 SEC team in LSU on a touchdown with eight seconds left. Miller Moss passed for nearly 400 yards as he looked like a strong successor to Caleb Williams. USC looked far more the part of a playoff contender than the eight-win team did last year.

Maybe Michigan should have outbid Syracuse for former Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord, but the Wolverines have serious QB issues. What to know: Everything was lined up for the Hawkeyes, including an easy conference schedule.

Big Ten conference is now two full weeks into the 2024 season, and we now have two games to judge teams instead of all of the knee-jerk judgements formed in our minds after seeing the seal break on the season last week.

Promising wins have teams like Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana feeling confident. A brutal loss has Iowa searching for answers.

Utah remains No. 1in this week's rankings, but an injury to QB Cam Rising could change the outlook for the Utes in the Big 12.

Here are The Detroit News Football Power Rankings for the week of Sept. 8, 2024, with analysis from Madeline Kenney.

And after it was all done, we had a better understanding of the Big Ten and how its 18 members stack up. Here’s a look at this week’s power rankings: 18. Northwestern: The Wildcats have been exciting,

Another week has gone by of the college football season, and the Big Ten has continued to surprise us, with some big-time risers like Illinois — who beat no. 19 Kansas, alongside some concerning performances from Michigan and Oregon.