Overview
- Four teams remain alive for Indianapolis: Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan and Oregon, per the league’s official scenarios.
- Indiana clinches with a win over Purdue, and Ohio State clinches with a win over Michigan, setting up the simplest path to Dec. 6.
- Oregon needs to beat Washington and have Ohio State lose, while Michigan must defeat Ohio State and see Indiana lose to qualify.
- Multi-team ties are broken by head-to-head results, then records versus common opponents, then opponents’ conference winning percentage, a metric that can favor Oregon in certain ties.
- An Ohio State–Michigan rematch is possible if Purdue upsets Indiana and Washington beats Oregon, though analysts describe that path as highly unlikely; the championship is Dec. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium on FOX, with the winner earning the Amos Alonzo Stagg Trophy and a chance to play in the College Football Playoff.