With less than two months before signing day, here is how the national scouting services rank the Big Ten recruiting classes:

Scout.com
SCHOOL    NATIONAL RANK
1. Michigan    1
2. Ohio State    7
3. Nebraska    14
4. Wisconsin    26
5. Illinois    29
6. Northwestern    32
7. Penn State    33
8. Michigan State    37
9. Iowa    50
10. Indiana    53
11. Minnesota    73
12. Purdue    77

Rivals.com
1. Michigan    4
2. Ohio State    8
3. Illinois    24
4. Wisconsin    33
5. Northwestern    34
6. Nebraska    35
7. Penn State    37
8. Indiana    39
9. Michigan State    40
10. Iowa    49
11. Minnesota    61
12. Purdue    73

247 Sports
1. Ohio State    4
2. Michigan    6
3. Penn State    14
4. Nebraska    21
5. Wisconsin    25
6. Michigan State    42
7. Iowa    46
8. Northwestern    47
9. Illinois    48
10. Indiana    52
11. Minnesota    77
12. Purdue    78

Bob says ...
We asked college football beat writer Bob Asmussen for his take:

It’s quantity as much as quality that is pushing Illinois toward the top of the Big Ten. Nobody will have more new players entering the 2013 season. And nobody will have a bigger influx of help at the semester break. No surprise to see Michigan and Ohio State at the top of the rankings. They are both having big recruiting seasons, even picking players off each other’s lists. Good to see that rivalry is going strong. The surprise recruiting class: Go with Indiana, which is doing better now that Kevin Wilson has won a few games. Maybe basketball helps, too.