Week Nine Big Ten Power Rankings
![Week Nine Big Ten Power Rankings](/img/li/week-nine-big-ten-power-rankings-1.jpg)
Wisconsin has won six of its 14 games and is ranked 51st nationally. The team lost to Illinois on Saturday and to Purdue on Tuesday. Northwestern won two games in a row. Maryland split its games this week, falling to Rutgers on Thursday and winning at home on Sunday. Rutgers had a positive week going 2-1, beating Purdue and then beating Maryland. The Scarlet Knights are underdogs against Northwestern on Wednesday and Michigan on the road on Sundays. Iowa is a narrow favorite against Maryland on January 20th. It's the first time since December that the team has beaten a team ranked in the top 200.