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2025 Big Ten Media Day: Penn State & Ohio State Top Early Poll

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 1
Big Ten Championship Odds: +14000

1) Wisconsin Badgers

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 8
Big Ten Championship Odds: +15000

2) UCLA Bruins

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 13
Big Ten Championship Odds: +30000

3) Purdue Boilermakers

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 16
Big Ten Championship Odds: +19000

4) Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 19
Big Ten Championship Odds: +290

5) Oregon Ducks

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 20
Big Ten Championship Odds: +2000

6) USC Trojans

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 23
Big Ten Championship Odds: +30000

7) Northwestern Wildcats

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 24
Big Ten Championship Odds: +195

8) Ohio State Buckeyes

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 26
Big Ten Championship Odds: +3700

9) Iowa Hawkeyes

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 31
Big Ten Championship Odds: +10000

10) Michigan State Spartans

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 37
Big Ten Championship Odds: +250

11) Penn State Nittany Lions

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 46
Big Ten Championship Odds: +30000

12) Maryland Terrapins

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 52
Big Ten Championship Odds: +17000

13) Minnesota Golden Gophers

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 53
Big Ten Championship Odds: +6500

14) Washington Huskies

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 54
Big Ten Championship Odds: +1100

15) Michigan Wolverines

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 56
Big Ten Championship Odds: +4200

16) Illinois Fighting Illini

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 58
Big Ten Championship Odds: +4800

17) Indiana Hoosiers

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Schedule Rank in Terms of Difficulty: 63
Big Ten Championship Odds: +3900

18) Nebraska Cornhuskers

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