Going into the final weekend of the Big Ten football slate, four teams are still competing for the two spots in the conference championship game on Dec. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
It’s down to Indiana (8-0), Ohio State (8-0), Michigan (7-1) and Oregon (7-1).
It’s pretty simple for the Hoosiers, if they win, they’re in the title game. And they can still be either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed. If Ohio State gets there undefeated too, IU will be the No. 2 seed due to the conference opponent winning percentage tiebreaker.
If IU beats Purdue and Ohio State loses to Michigan, the Hoosiers will be the No. 1 seed against either Oregon or Michigan.
Indiana can even still make the championship game if it loses to Purdue. But they can also miss out with a loss to the Boilermakers.
Here are all of the scenarios.
INDIANA CAN PLAY OHIO STATE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP
(In this scenario IU will be the No. 2 seed)
- IU beats Purdue
- Ohio State beats Michigan
- Oregon vs. Washington does not matter in this scenario.
INDIANA CAN PLAY OREGON IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Oregon owns the three-way tiebreaker over Ohio State and Michigan)
- IU beats Purdue
- Michigan beats Ohio State
- Oregon beats Washington
INDIANA CAN PLAY MICHIGAN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Michigan would own the head-to-head tiebreaker over Ohio State)
- IU beats Purdue
- Michigan beats Ohio State
- Washington beats Oregon
INDIANA CAN LOSE TO PURDUE AND STILL MAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP VS. OHIO STATE
(Indiana’s head-to-head tiebreaker vs. Oregon saves the Hoosiers here)
- IU loses to Purdue
- Ohio State beats Michigan
- Oregon vs. Washington does not matter in this scenario since IU owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over Oregon.
INDIANA FINISHES TIED FOR FIRST, BUT IN THIRD PLACE DUE TO TIEBREAKERS:
(In a three-way tie with Michigan and Ohio State, IU is left out)
- IU loses to Purdue
- Michigan beats Ohio State
- Washington beats Oregon
INDIANA FINISHES TIED FOR FIRST, BUT IN FOURTH PLACE DUE TO TIEBREAKERS:
(In a four-way tie with Michigan, Ohio State and Oregon, IU is left out)
- IU loses to Purdue
- Michigan beats Ohio State
- Oregon beats Washington
Indiana has never played in the Big Ten Championship game. It was first played in 2011.
The 2025 Big Ten Championship game will kick at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday Dec. 6, and air on FOX.
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