The Oregon Ducks moved up a spot to No. 2 and the Indiana Hoosiers continued their ascent in this week’s Big Ten football power rankings from The Oregonian/OregonLive.

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Oregon, which is gearing up for a marquee matchup against Ohio State on Saturday at Autzen Stadium, swapped places with Penn State, which dipped to No. 3 this week.

The Hoosiers moved up to No. 4, their highest ranking of the season, after cruising past Northwestern to reach 6-0 on the season. Nebraska rounded out our top five after the Cornhuskers beat Rutgers 14-7.

Illinois remained sixth, followed by Michigan, which fell from fourth into a tie for seventh with USC. The Wolverines lost at Washington on Saturday, while the Trojans, who had been at No. 5 in last week’s power rankings, fell on the road at Minnesota.

Here are the complete Big Ten power rankings for Week 7 from The Oregonian/OregonLive sports staff.

(Voting panel: Ryan Clarke, James Crepea, Aaron Fentress, Sean Meagher, Joel Odom, Bill Oram)

1. NO. 2 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (5-0, 2-0)

Poll points: 90 (All 5 first-place votes)

Last week (1): Beat Iowa 35-7.

This week: at No. 3 Oregon, 4:30 p.m. PT Saturday on NBC.

2. NO. 3 OREGON DUCKS (5-0, 2-0)

Poll points: 84

Last week (3): Beat Michigan State 31-10.

This week: vs. No. 2 Ohio State, 4:30 p.m. PT Saturday on NBC.

3. NO. 4 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (5-0, 2-0)

Poll points: 81

Last week (2): Beat UCLA 27-11.

This week: at USC, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on CBS.

4. NO. 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS (6-0, 3-0)

Poll points: 73

Last week (T7): Beat Northwestern 41-24.

This week: Idle. Next vs. Nebraska on Saturday, Oct. 19.

5. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (5-1, 2-1)

Poll points: 66

Last week (T7): Beat Rutgers 14-7.

This week: Idle. Next at Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 19.

6. NO. 23 ILLINOIS (4-1, 1-1)

Poll points: 61

Last week (6): Idle.

This week: vs. Purdue, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on FS1.

T7. NO. 24 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (4-2, 2-1)

Poll points: 56

Last week (4): Lost to Washington 27-17.

This week: Idle. Next at Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 19.

T7. USC TROJANS (3-2, 1-2)

Poll points: 56

Last week (5): Lost to Minnesota 24-17.

This week: vs. Penn State, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on CBS.

9. WASHINGTON HUSKIES (4-2, 2-1)

Poll points: 52

Last week (12): Beat Michigan 27-17.

This week: at Iowa, 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Fox.

10. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (4-1, 1-1)

Poll points: 46

Last week (9): Lost to Nebraska 14-7.

This week: vs. Wisconsin, 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network.

11. MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (3-3, 1-2)

Poll points: 38

Last week (14): Beat USC 24-17.

This week: at UCLA, 6 p.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network.

T12. IOWA HAWKEYES (3-2, 1-1)

Poll points: 37

Last week (10): Lost to Ohio State 35-7.

This week: at Iowa, 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Fox.

T12. WISCONSIN BADGERS (3-2, 1-1)

Poll points: 37

Last week (11): Beat Purdue 52-6.

This week: at Rutgers, 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network.

14. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (3-3, 1-2)

Poll points: 26

Last week (13): Lost to Oregon 31-10.

This week: Idle. Next vs. Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 19.