Big Ten Pick'em 2009: Week 2

Zombie Nation picks all of this week's Big Ten games. Last week, I went out on a limb with Toledo pulling an upset in West Lafayette. I was wrong, dead wrong. Also, the Illinois loss really hurt my record. Since I'm already in need of a big play, it's time for a shot down field. I'm going with a Big Ten sweep this week! That's right, folks.

(FYI: Each team name links to its respective official football site)

• Western Michigan at Indiana - The ZN pick: Indiana

• Indiana State at Illinois - The ZN pick: Illinois

• Iowa State at Iowa - The ZN pick: Iowa

• No. 20/18 Notre Dame at Michigan - The ZN pick: Michigan

• Central Michigan at Michigan State - The ZN pick: Michigan State

• Air Force at Minnesota - The ZN pick: Minnesota

• Eastern Michigan at Northwestern - The ZN pick: Northwestern

• No. 3/3 USC at No. 7/8 Ohio State - The ZN pick: Ohio State

• Syracuse at No. 5/7 Penn State - The ZN pick: Penn State

• Purdue at Oregon - The ZN pick: Purdue

• Fresno State at Wisconsin - The ZN pick: Wisconsin

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Standings, compiled by Gopher Nation:

Standings Pts
1 Buck Bravo 11
2 Boiled Sports 10
2 Buckeye Battle Cry 10
2 Bucky's 5th Qtr 10
2 Gopher Football Blog 10
2 Crimson Quary 10
2 Happy Hour Valley 10
2 Maize and Blue Nation 10
2 Maize N Brew 10
2 Michigan Sports Center 10
2 Nittany White Out 10
2 Sparty MSU 10
2 The Buckeye Blog 10
2 The Only Colors 10
15 Black Shoes Diaries (RUTS) 9
15 Gopher Nation 9
15 Eleven Warriors 9
15 Hail to the Orange 9
15 Hammer and Rails 9
15 Lake the Posts 9
15 OSU Silver Bullet 9
15 The Nittany Line 9
15 Zombie Nation 9

*I generally use the AP/Coaches Poll rankings; but will switch to BCS Rankings once they come out in October.