The Ducks and Buckeyes were the unanimous No. 1 and No. 2 team in the country.
AP Poll? Shmay Pee Poll! Coaches Poll? We all know that coaches don’t have time to fill out a weekly survey, let alone watch enough games to make informed choices! That’s why your friendly neighborhood Big Ten writers from across the SB Nation universe have banded together to come up with the only fair, accurate, non-biased poll in all of college football.
Every week, a writer from the 16 sites covering specific B1G schools (lowly UCLA and USC don’t have SBN sites) will submit their picks, and O Basse from Michigan State site The Only Colors will compile them into the official SBN Big Ten Writers Poll™️.
I will keep you updated on our selections here on Land-Grant Holy Land, and I will let you know how I vote every week because we believe in truth, justice, and transparency in journalism here in Buckeye Country.
There will also be a Player of the Week selected by the Big Ten writers and a Heisman Trophy leaderboard. So, without further ado, here is the post-Week 11 SB Nation Big Ten Writers Poll.
SB Nation Big Ten Writers Poll | Week 11
My Personal Top-10 Rankings | Week 11
These rankings coincide with my Top-12 picks every week on the “No Fall Weddings” podcast in the Land-Grant Podcast Network feed, which you can subscribe to anywhere you get your favorite audio entertainment.
New episodes generally come out on Wednesday afternoons, but sometimes on Friday mornings. “No Fall Weddings” is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the Buckeyes and the rest of the college football world.
Player of the Week | Ashton Jeanty, Boise State, RB
To me, it is becoming increasingly clear that the Heisman Trophy debate is going to come down to a debate around Boise State’s schedule vs. the field. Whether or not voters believe that the defenders that Ashton Jeanty has run through during his historic season are enough to justify giving the running back the sport’s most prestigious individual award is all that there really is to discuss at this point, because there’s no doubt in my mind that Jeanty is the best, most reliable player in college football.
In the Broncos’ 28-21 win over Nevada, Jeanty went for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns on 34 carries. If Boise makes the College Football Playoff like they appear to be on track to do, it will be fascinating to see how he fairs against a top-flight defense in the postseason.
Others receiving votes:
Jalen Milroe, Alabama, QB
Quinn Ewers, Texas, QB