I'm surprised others don't have Nebraska higher since they are the Big Ten West favorite of many.
Nebraska doesn't win the west if they don't beat us. We're a must win for them if you look at their schedule.
Sat, Aug 31 South Alabama Lincoln, Neb. 11:00am (CT) ESPN
Sat, Sep 7 @ Colorado Boulder, Colo. 2:30pm (CT) Fox
Sat, Sep 14 Northern Illinois Lincoln, Neb. 7:00pm (CT) FS1
Sat, Sep 21 @ Illinois Champaign, Ill. TBA TBA
Sat, Sep 28 Ohio State Lincoln, Neb. TBA TBA
Sat, Oct 5 Northwestern Lincoln, Neb. 2:30pm (CT) TBA
Sat, Oct 12 @ Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. TBA TBA
Sat, Oct 26 Indiana Lincoln, Neb. TBA TBA
Sat, Nov 2 @ Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. TBA TBA
Sat, Nov 16 Wisconsin Lincoln, Neb. TBA TBA
Sat, Nov 23 @ Maryland College Park, Md. TBA TBA
Fri, Nov 29 Iowa Lincoln, Neb. 1:30pm (CT) BTN
I think they are looking at their home games as wins (WI, Iowa, NW, OSU) which is nice for them, then thinking MN and Purdue will be fighting for 5th / 6th.
Schedule looks good for them that way.