Full Big Ten 2025-26 bowl schedule, matchups, results

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The games have been played, conference champions have been crowned, and now the postseason is ready to get rolling. The Big Ten is sending a total of 11 teams to the college football postseason, with three schools taking part in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Leading the charge will be No. 1 Indiana, fresh off a 13-0 record following its Big Ten championship game victory over Ohio State, which suffered its first loss of the year. The Buckeyes are the defending national champions and, if you need to be reminded, entered the College Football Playoff after losing its final game before the postseason. Joining Indiana and Oregon in the College Football Playoff, for the second straight year, is Oregon. The Ducks feel as if they have some unfinished business after last year's brief playoff experience

Penn State just managed to get into the postseason with a victory at Rutgers in the final game of the regular season. A preseason national title contender, Penn State hopes to finish a difficult season wiht a winning record as it then turns the page to a new era in Happy Valley under the leadership of new head coach Matt Campbell.

Here is the full rundown of where every Big Ten team is going bowling this postseason. This will be updated as bowl matchups are confirmed.

Penn State Nittany Lions (6-6)

  • All-time bowl/postseason record: 33-21-2
  • Last bowl game: 2025 Orange Bowl, lost to Notre Dame, 27-24 (College Football Playoff semifinal)
  • Series history:

Indiana Hoosiers (13-0) – College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

  • College Football Playoff: No. 1 seed, first-round bye, will face winner of No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama in Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2026
  • All-time bowl/postseason record: 3-11
  • Last bowl game: 2024 College Football Playoff first round, lost to Notre Dame, 27-17
  • Series history: 1-0 vs. Oklahoma, no games played vs. Alabama

Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1) – College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

  • College Football Playoff: No. 2 seed, first-round bye, will face winner of No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami in Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31
  • All-time bowl/postseason record: 30-29-0
  • Last bowl game: 2025 College Football Playoff national championship game, won vs. Notre Dame, 34-23
  • Series history: 4-0 vs. Texas A&M, tied 2-2 vs. Miami

Oregon Ducks (11-1) vs. James Madison (12-1) – College Football Playoff 1st Round

  • College Football Playoff: No. 5 seed, will host No. 12 James Madison (Sun Belt champion), winner faces No. 4 Texas Tech in Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 2026
  • All-time bowl/postseason record: 17-21
  • Last bowl game: 2025 Rose Bowl Game, lost to Ohio State, 41-21 (College Football Playoff quarterfinal)
  • Series history: First meeting with James Madison

USC Trojans (9-3)

  • All-time bowl record: 36-20
  • Last bowl game: 2024 Las Vegas Bowl, won vs. Texas A&M, 35-31
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Michigan Wolverines (9-3)

  • All-time bowl record: 24-29
  • Last bowl game: 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (December), won vs. Alabama, 19-13
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Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4)

  • All-time bowl record: 18-18-1
  • Last bowl game: 2024 Music City Bowl, lost vs. Missouri, 27-24
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Washington Huskies (8-4)

  • All-time bowl record: 20-22-1
  • Last bowl game: 2024 Sun Bowl, lost vs. Louisville, 35-34
  • Series history:

Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4)

  • All-time bowl record: 9-12
  • Last bowl game: 2024 Citrus Bowl (December), won vs. South Carolina, 21-17
  • Series history:

Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-5)

  • All-time bowl record: 13-12
  • Last bowl game: 2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl, won vs. Virginia Tech, 24-10
  • Series history:

Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-5)

  • All-time bowl record: 27-27
  • Last bowl game: 2024 Pinstripe Bowl, Boston College, 20-15
  • Series history:

Northwestern Wildcats (6-6)

  • All-time bowl record: 7-10
  • Last bowl game: 2023 Las Vegas Bowl, won vs. Utah, 14-7
  • Series history:

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