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The Big Ten is starting to come into focus as we enter the fourth week of action.

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Ohio State and Michigan State are 1-2 in the AP poll. And Northwestern, Iowa and Indiana have been early surprises, as each is 3-0. But what team has been the most impressive so far?

I asked some Big Ten media members.

Zach Osterman, IndyStar.com: Michigan State has probably the conference�s best win (Oregon) and the Spartans are 3-0. Iowa and IU deserve mentions for starting well through some uncertainty, but I can�t look past MSU.

Dan Hoppen, HuskerOnline.com: Michigan State because the Oregon win is easily the conference�s most impressive victory. But Northwestern is a close second in my book.

Marc Morehouse, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Northwestern. I think we all kind of thought maybe, but we remained cautious. Maybe the offense catches up with the Cats, but they�ll soon be in the loving arms of the B1G West, where they�ll match up with their opponents.

Eric Seger, Eleven Warriors: Northwestern. Pat Fitzgerald�s Wildcats shut down any sort of offensive thought from Stanford in Week 1, shutout Eastern Illinois and then downed a solid Duke team on the road. The win against Stanford looks even better now that the Cardinal beat USC on the road. We�ll find out just how good Northwestern is once Big Ten play starts, but it�s hard to go against calling them most impressive through three weeks.

Jeff Ermann, InsideMDSports.com: Northwestern isn�t the best team in the Big Ten, but it�s had the best start. The Wildcats have the most impressive combination of wins (Stanford, at Duke) and are allowing less than a touchdown per game in their 3-0 start.

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