18. Indiana Hoosiers
17. Northwestern Wildcats
16. Illinois Fighting Illini
15. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Pate: “Rutgers could be a big mover. Check out that schedule… Does Rutgers play Ohio State this year? No. Does Rutgers play Michigan this year? No. Does Rutgers play Oregon this year? No. How did they pull that off? … Rutgers — there it is, a little scarlet shark fin off the shore.”
14. UCLA Bruins
13. Purdue Boilermakers
12. Minnesota Golden Gophers
11. Michigan State Spartans
Pate: “Jonathan Smith’s coming in to take over. I love him as a head coach. But he just got there five minutes ago. They’ve got back-to-back losing seasons, which just makes that 2021 year feel so long ago.”
