With a secure seat at the head of the table, are there any adversaries Ohio State should be worried about in the Big Ten this season coming off the program's third consecutive conference title? If you ask Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, he'll tell you this is a new team in Columbus, one intent on writing its own story in hopes of getting back to the College Football Playoff.

Ohio State is one of a couple teams we're projecting to be in the thick of the hunt in November, a product of a talent surplus behind reigning Heisman finalist Justin Fields. Projecting Big Ten win totals for 2020 is an arduous task when looking beyond the biggest games of the year in league play, ones that tend to clear up the murky waters in the middle of the pack.

Minnesota, benefiting from a favorable schedule by Big Ten standards, took full advantage last season en route to 11 wins and played Wisconsin in the finale with a division title on the line. Who will be this year's Gophers, a relative unknown capable of making noise near the top of the conference standings?

Here are 247Sports national analysts Brad Crawford and Bud Elliott's picks for the number of Big Ten wins this season for every team heading into spring practice: