Big Ten championship scenarios, explained: Ohio State, Indiana lock up spots

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The Big Ten championship race has featured two teams throughout the regular season. No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana – have been on a collision course throughout the regular season, and with wins in Week 14, they will meet in Indianapolis.

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Indiana clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game with a 56-3 victory against Purdue. Ohio State earned the other spot with a 27-9 win over hated Michigan on Saturday. That eliminated any hope for Oregon or Michigan to sneak in.

Here is how each team can advance to the Big Ten championship game. 

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Big Ten championship scenarios 2025

Four teams are still in the Big Ten championship game picture. A look at their paths to the conference championship game: 

Indiana (12-0, 9-0) 

– Indiana clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game with a 56-3 win against Purdue on Friday. 

Ohio State (12-0, 9-0) 

– Ohio State clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game with a 27-9 win over Michigan. 

Big Ten tiebreaker rules for 2025 

Here are the Big Ten tie-breaker procedures to follow in order to determine who makes the conference championship game, according to the conference's official website.

Step 1: Head to head: "The tied teams will be compared based on head-to-head matchups during the regular season."

Step 2: Common conference opponents: "The tied teams will be compared based on record against all common conference opponents"

Step 3: Common conference opponents: "The tied teams will be compared based on record against common opponents with the best conference record and proceeding through the common conference opponents based on their order of finish within the conference standings."

Step 4: Cumulative conference winning percentage: "The tied teams will be compared based on the best cumulative conference winning percentage of all conference opponents."

Step 5: SportsSource Analytics ranking: "The representative will be chosen based on the highest ranking by SportSource Analytics (team Rating Score metric) following the regular season."

Step 6: Random draw: "The representative will be chosen by random draw among the tied teams conducted by the commissioner or designee."

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