The Big Ten is sending 12 teams to the postseason this year, with three teams participating in the College Football Playoff.

Ohio State fell to Indiana, 13-10, in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday evening. It was a surprising loss for the No. 1 Buckeyes, who were out-played by the No. 2 Hoosiers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis,

The conference that is older than the NCAA itself once envisioned itself as a paragon of academic and athletic balance. It’s now known for unbridled expansion.

For the first time ever, the No.1 and No. 2 teams in the CFP Rankings will face off in the Big Ten College Football Championship.

The Illini would seemingly be heavily favored against the Buckeyes, but that's not the reality – at least per ESPN's analytics

Those results, along with the first wave of conference play, helped to solidify the Big Ten hierarchy entering January. The impressive conference boasts four of KenPom's top 12 teams and 10 of its top 35, led by the dominant Michigan Wolverines.

The Wolverines took over a week off after winning the Players Era Championship to gear up for conference play. In its first matchup in conference play, Michigan trounced Rutgers 101-60 at home. The Wolverines have now scored 100+ points in their last three games,