There are only five Power 5 teams that remain undefeated on the season, and two of them are in the Big Ten.

Minnesota and Ohio State own the top spots in their respective conference divisions, and both are nearing trips to the Big Ten Championship.

With only three weeks left, teams are gearing up for their final runs of the regular season slate.

Minnesota takes down Penn State

With only three games left, Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck has his team off to a 9-0 start, the best start for the program since 1904.

On Nov. 11, then-No. 4 Penn State found itself down by five points with just under two minutes left on the clock. Nittany Lion quarterback Sean Clifford stepped back into the pocket, only to launch a pass right into the arms of Minnesota defensive back Jordan Howden. It was Clifford’s third interception of the day.

The Golden Gophers — in front of the program’s first sellout home crowd in four years — completed their first win over a top-five team in 25 years.

“This is what we can become,” Gopher head coach P.J. Fleck said. “I’m sure there were some [fans] on the final drive saying, ‘Oh, here we go again.’ We’ve got to let go of all that.”

On the flip side, Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan had a coming-out performance. He went 18-for-20 for 339 yards and three touchdowns against one of the best defenses in America.

Fleck had a unique way of preparing Morgan and the rest of the team for facing a fourth-ranked team at home.

“All the players wrote on a piece of coal last night — which signified carbon — what pressure has taught them since January,” he said after the win. “And they put it all in this bucket, and overnight, it turned into this big diamond. Well, I don’t know if it turned that fast, but we said it did. That’s what they are. They’re diamonds.”

Pressure still remains on the Gophers’ schedule. Minnesota has yet to face Iowa, Northwestern, and Wisconsin before the regular season finishes up. ESPN’s FPI gives Minnesota under a 40 percent chance to take down Iowa and Wisconsin, but that certainly didn’t stop the underdog Gophers last week against Penn State.

No Young, no problem

Ohio State may have lost star defensive end Chase Young to suspension last week, but that didn’t slow the Buckeyes down in their matchup with Maryland.

Young — thought to be a Heisman candidate by many — was mysteriously sidelined last week, leaving the Buckeye defensive line without him for the first time this season.

“They played with an edge and [with] something to prove,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said. “And any time our guys come out with something to prove, we’re dangerous. So, overall, I thought we all had that approach, but especially the D-line.”

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The Ohio State defense put up an impressive showing, managing seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss. The Buckeyes took down Maryland, 73-14.

Day called in the subs early, but not before the team could blank the Terrapins in the first half and score 42 points.

Quarterback Justin Fields saw limited action, but he completed 64 percent of his passes and threw three touchdowns, adding one rushing touchdown, as well. Running back J.K. Dobbins only received 12 touches but rushed for 90 yards and two scores.

FiveThirtyEight has Ohio State with a 69 percent to make the College Football Playoff right now, with only Rutgers, Penn State, and Michigan left on its schedule.