B1G WORK NEVER ENDS
The flood of recruits the B1G experienced over the last three weeks has dried up. The conference only picked up five recruits this past week. The last update the B1G had 41 verbals. The following schools all picked up a recruit this week: Ohio State, Illinois, Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue.
MOVING ON UP
Wisconsin lost a commitment, but the Badgers' comp. rating went up 21 points. Wisconsin went up one place in the rankings moving up from sixth to fifth.
Illinois was the only other team to increase its comp. rating. The Fighting Illinois gained 1 point.
THE LEAD REMAINS
Ohio State is in a familiar place. The Buckeyes lost a few points, but still lead Penn State by 20 points (.925 to .905).
| RANK | (PREVIOUS RANKING) | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | CHANGE (+ / -) | COMMITS | NEW COMMITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | OHIO STATE | .925* | -.003 | 17 | 1 |
| 2 | (2) | PENN STATE | .905** | 16 | 1 | |
| 3 | (3) | MICHIGAN STATE | .884*** | 20 | ||
| 4 | (4) | THAT TEAM | .874 | 12 | ||
| 5 | (4) | NEBRASKA | .873 | 12 | ||
| 5 | (6) | WISCONSIN | .873**** | +.021 | 13 | -1 |
| 7 | (6) | MINNESOTA | .852 | 11 | ||
| 8 | (9) | IOWA | .834 | 20 | ||
| 9 | (8) | NORTHWESTERN | .833 | -.002 | 19 | 1 |
| 10 | (10) | RUTGERS | .830 | 16 | ||
| 11 | (11) | MARYLAND | .829 | 16 | ||
| 12 | (12) | ILLINOIS | .827 | +.001 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | (13) | PURDUE | .822 | 11 | 1 | |
| 14 | (14) | INDIANA | .822 | 8 | ||
| B1G AVERAGE | .856 | +.001 | 15 | 0.29 |
*Punter Drue Chrisman is not included.
**Kicker Matthew Coghlin not included.
***Kicker Quinn Nordin and Punter Blake Gillikin
****Punter Anthony Lotti not included.
| TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | LOCATION | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO STATE | WAYNE DAVIS | CB | VIRGINIA | .891 |
| ILLINOIS | KURT GAVIN | OT | ILLINOIS | .836 |
| PENN STATE | QUINN NORDIN | K | THAT STATE | .833 |
| PURDUE | JACK WEGHER | RB | FLORIDA | .817 |
| NORTHWESTERN | MARK GOODEN | OLB | REYNOLDSBURG | .813 |
Wayne Davis committed to Ohio State on Thursday. Davis' commitment gave the Buckeyes the highest rated recruit in the B1G last week.
TOTAL POINTS REVIEW
Nebraska: "We're No. 9."
MOVING ON UP
Nebraska is the only team to gain a spot in the Total Ponits Rankings. The Cornhuskers benefited from Wisconsin losing a recruit and moved up to 9th.
Ohio State (891), Illinois (836), Penn State (833), Purdue (817) and Northwestern (813) all gained points, but did not move up in the rankings.
BIGGEST LOSER
Wisconsin was the only team to drop in the rankings. The Badgers lost a recruit and 896 points. That Team lost 13 points, but did not move in the rankings.
THE DARK DAY CONTINUES
That Team's lead is a little more than 1500 points over Michigan State. I still believe that when February 2016 arrives another team will be in the top spot for total points.
| RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | TOTAL POINTS | CHANGE (+ / -) | COMMITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | THAT TEAM | 18,344 | -13 | 21 |
| 2 | (2) | MICHIGAN STATE | 16,801 | 20* | |
| 3 | (3) | IOWA | 16,670 | 20 | |
| 4 | (4) | NORTHWESTERN | 15.834 | 813 | 19 |
| 5 | (5) | OHIO STATE | 14,806 | 891 | 17** |
| 6 | (6) | RUTGERS | 13,281 | 16 | |
| 7 | (7) | MARYLAND | 13,266 | 16 | |
| 8 | (8) | PENN STATE | 12,672 | 833 | 16*** |
| 9 | (10) | NEBRASKA | 10,470 | 12 | |
| 10 | (9) | WISCONSIN | 10,174 | -896 | 13 |
| 11 | (11) | MINNESOTA | 9,376 | 11 | |
| 12 | (12) | PURDUE | 9,038 | 817 | 11 |
| 13 | (13) | ILLINOIS | 8,270 | 836 | 10 |
| 14 | (14) | INDIANA | 6,578 | 8 | |
| TOTAL | 176,413 | 3,218 | 210 | ||
| B1G AVERAGE | 12,601 | 230 | 15.0 |
