Big Ten college football rankings and predictions with the realistic best and worst case records and quick analysis – the 2022 spring version.
So where’s the curveball going to come from this year in the Big Ten?
Last year it was Michigan getting over the hump – at least, it did after losing to a surprising Michigan State team – the year before it was Indiana rising up and Northwestern getting to the Big Ten Championship for the second time in three years, and this year it’s …
Nebraska? Maybe. Maryland? To a point, potentially, or …
Maybe it’s back to Ohio State and 13 other teams.
There’s a whole lot of fun to be had with all 14 teams looking either improved or good enough to make a reasonable push for a strong season. Of course, that’s not how this all works, but it’s Spring. It’s a time for hope.
The rankings are based on how good the teams should be and not the final projected records. Keeping in mind that this all could/might/will change when we make the final calls in August …
– 2022 College Football Schedules By Teams: All 131 Schools
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2020: 3-6 2019: 2-10 2018: 1-11
Don’t ask how and why, but Rutgers got to a bowl game last year – it was a step forward.
The transfer portal is helping out the receiving corps and offensive line to what’s already looking like a much stronger offense with a lot of experience. It needs to be better with a defense that got really young really fast with seven lost starters.
Wagner, at Temple, Indiana. The Scarlet Knights have to take down those three games, and it’s going to take a few upsets – like Nebraska and maybe at Boston College – to match the five wins of 2021.
Realistic Best Case Record: 7-5
Realistic Worst Case Record: 3-9
2022 Rutgers Prediction, Spring Football Version: 5-7
CFN 2021 Spring Prediction: 4-8
Rutgers 2021 Final Record: 5-8
– Rutgers 2022 Schedule & Analysis
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