A day after cracking the national rankings for the first time since 2001, Northwestern entered the BCS standings Monday at 21st. The Big Ten leads all conferences with six teams in the 25-team BCS list, headed by No. 9 Penn State. Wisconsin is No. 12, Ohio State No. 13, Minnesota No. 20 and Michigan No. 25.
Coach Randy Walker said he voted for the Wildcats near the bottom of the Top 25 in the coaches’ poll, where Northwestern is ranked No. 23. . . .
Herschel Henderson’s two interceptions at Michigan State earned him Big Ten defensive player of the week honors. . . .
Freshman running back Omar Conteh is out for the season with a knee injury suffered on special teams Saturday. . . . Freshman defensive end Corey Wottoon remains out with a neck injury as NU continues to check with specialists around the country. Wottoon may apply for a medical redshirt year.
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