Oregon wins at Ohio State, UCLA stays perfect and a six-way logjam forms in the Big Ten

Oregon went into Columbus as the No. 23 team in the country and a 7.5-point underdog, and left with a 41-28 win over No. 12 Ohio State. It was the only meeting of ranked teams in the conference this week, and it changed the shape of the race.

Both teams are now 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. For Ohio State, a second conference loss leaves the Buckeyes needing help to reach the top two. For Oregon, it is a road win over a ranked opponent with three weeks of the regular season still to play.

The result in Oregon at Ohio State was not close against the number. Oregon covered by more than 20 points and won outright.

What happened

Illinois opened the week on Friday with a 24-13 win over Nebraska in Nebraska at Illinois. The Illini are 6-3 and 4-2; the Cornhuskers fall to 5-4 and 2-4.

UCLA stayed unbeaten with a 34-20 win at Minnesota in UCLA at Minnesota. The Bruins are 9-0 and 6-0 in the conference. Minnesota is 5-4.

Maryland won 34-29 at Purdue in Maryland at Purdue. It was Maryland's first conference win; both teams are 3-6.

Penn State won 28-25 at Washington in Penn State at Washington. Both sides are 5-4 overall and 2-4 in the league.

Wisconsin handled Rutgers 31-10 in Rutgers at Wisconsin. The Badgers are 6-3; Rutgers drops to 2-7.

No. 19 Iowa won 24-10 at Northwestern in Iowa at Northwestern. The Hawkeyes improve to 7-2; Northwestern is 6-3 and 3-3.

Michigan State won 15-6 at Michigan in Michigan State at Michigan. The Spartans were 13.5-point underdogs. Michigan is 5-4 and 2-4; Michigan State is 3-6.

Rankings and standings

Five conference teams are in this week's AP Top 25. UCLA is No. 5, Indiana No. 6, Ohio State No. 11, USC No. 18 and Iowa No. 21. USC and Iowa are listed as new entries. Oregon does not appear among the conference teams in this week's poll despite the win in Columbus.

The standings are cleaner than the poll. UCLA leads at 6-0. Indiana is alone in second at 5-1.

Behind them sit six teams at 4-2: Iowa, USC, Illinois, Ohio State, Oregon and Wisconsin. Northwestern and Minnesota are 3-3. Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Washington and Purdue are 2-4, and Maryland is 1-5.

The practical reading is that UCLA controls its own path, Indiana is a game clear of the pack, and the six teams at 4-2 will spend the rest of November eliminating each other.

The desk

The desk went 5-3 as a group this week.

Lou "The Sharp" Marchetti had the best week at 2-0. He took Oregon +7.5 at Ohio State and Iowa +2.5 at Northwestern, and both underdogs won outright. He is 18-8 on the season, the best record on the desk by a distance.

Dr. Priya "The Quant" Raman went 1-1. Minnesota +6.5 against UCLA lost when the Bruins won by 14. Penn State +2.5 at Washington won with the Nittany Lions taking it outright by three. She is 14-13.

Marcus "Film Room" Dawkins also split. Michigan -12.5 against Michigan State was the desk's worst result of the week, with Michigan failing to win at all. Maryland +6.5 at Purdue came in. He is 14-13.

Vera "The Fade" Kowalski went 1-1, and her two picks sat on opposite sides of her colleagues. Washington -1.5 lost to Priya's Penn State play. Michigan State +13.5, directly against Marcus, won comfortably. She is 13-14.

What's next

The race now runs through UCLA at 6-0 and Indiana at 5-1, with six teams at 4-2 needing both wins and losses elsewhere to climb. Iowa and Oregon carry the most momentum out of Week 10, Ohio State has the most to recover, and Michigan has to regroup after a home loss to its rival. Kickoff times, matchups and the latest odds for Week 11 are on the schedule page.