2024 Big Ten Power Rankings: Oregon, Ohio State keep hold on top through Week 11

All four high-end teams in this year's Big Ten race emerged from Week 11 unscathed, with three of them prevailing in lopsided fashion as Oregon, Ohio State and Penn State battered their respective opponents, and the fourth — then-No. 8 Indiana — squeaking through its most difficult test of the season against Michigan.

That set the stage for what should be a monumental showdown between the unbeaten Hoosiers and the one-loss Buckeyes on Nov. 23, assuming Ohio State can handle its business in something of a novelty game against Northwestern at Wrigley Field later this week.

The rest of the conference has transformed into a massive logjam that features 11 teams within one game of each other in the loss column, from Iowa in fourth place to Northwestern in 15th place. USC, Maryland and Purdue are the only stragglers with more than four Big Ten losses thus far — and the Trojans were once ranked among the top 11 teams in the country.

With all that in mind, here's a fresh batch of Big Ten Power Rankings following Week 11:

1. Oregon (10-0 overall, 7-0 Big Ten)

Result: 39-18 home win over Maryland

In a reflection of just how long quarterback Dillon Gabriel has been playing college football, the sixth-year transfer from UCF and Oklahoma broke the NCAA record for career touchdowns in a comfortable victory against Maryland. Gabriel, who will turn 24 before the conclusion of this year's College Football Playoff, eclipsed the mark of 178 career scores set by former Houston quarterback Case Keenum from 2007-11. The record-breaking touchdown came on something of a trick play midway through the third quarter, in which Gabriel threw to offensive lineman Gernorris Wilson. Gabriel completed 23 of 34 passes for 183 yards and three