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The stakes are clear for which teams can end up in Indianapolis a week from Saturday in the Big Ten Championship. Following Saturday's results in Week 13, seven scenarios remain.
Oregon isn't out of the Big Ten title race yet. With one weekend left in the regular season, here's how the Ducks can still make the title game.
But there's a chance that Ohio State and Michigan don't just play this week in The Game, but then right away again in a rematch in the Big Ten Championship game. Would the Buckeyes or Wolverines even want that? It's tough to say.
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning took some shots at the SEC's strength of schedule and praised the Big Ten on Saturday.
Here's a look at scenarios and tiebreakers needed for Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, USC and Michigan to make the Big Ten championship game
USC-Oregon is a pivotal matchup Saturday in Eugene, while Michigan's narrow win over Northwestern last week kept the Wolverines in the playoff conversation. USC's rain-soaked win over Iowa was effectively a playoff elimination game for the Trojans, and similar stakes accompany their Week 13 clash with the Ducks.
The 2025 college football regular season is nearing its end, but the Big Ten title game is far from being set.
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Big Ten standings, explained: Updated 2025 tiebreakers for Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, USC and Michigan
No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana appear on a collision course for the Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec. 6. LIVE: Updated college football polls after Week 12The Buckeyes stayed on that course with a 42-9 victory against Rutgers on Saturday.
Michigan doesn’t control its own destiny in making the College Football Playoff, but the Wolverines do have a path for earning an automatic bid.
Quarterback Dante Moore and the Oregon Ducks earned a résumé-boosting win over the USC Trojans in week 13 to improve to 10-1 on the season. The Ducks remain in