Big Ten confirms seven possible scenarios for conference title game entering final week of season

The Big Ten will play nine games this upcoming week to end the regular season in the conference on Friday and Saturday. The league has now confirmed that a third of them will have title game implications on them, with four teams still having a chance to be in Indianapolis on December 6th.

The Big Ten confirmed seven possible scenarios of matchups for the Big Ten Championship, as since shared by Zach Osterman at the IndyStar. It shows the possibilities left as to who can still make it to Indy, with those contenders being No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 7 Oregon, and No. 18 Michigan.

The Big Ten confirmed seven possible scenarios for next weekend’s Big Ten title game. IU reaches Indy in five of them. #iufb pic.twitter.com/qXkY2v5mwt

— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) November 23, 2025

With that, the games to watch next weekend in the Big Ten will be the ones in West Lafayette on Friday night, and then, obviously, The Game in Ann Arbor as well as another matchup in Seattle on Saturday afternoon. That’s as Indiana plays Purdue to try to remain undefeated, while Ohio State vs. Michigan will settle things themselves in their rivalry matchup and as will Oregon vs. Washington in their own rivalry up in the Northwest.

Indiana (11-0, 8-0) is the most likely to be in the Big Ten Championship, with the Hoosiers needing only a win over the Boilermakers to be unbeaten and make it to Lucas Oil Stadium, as they’re involved in five of the seven scenarios, even if they were to lose on Black Friday, shared by the Big Ten. So, it is win and in, or lose and maybe even still be in pending the results of the following day, for IU.

Then, certainly, The Game, already now with playoff implications on it, will have the next biggest impact on it with what happens at the Big House. The Buckeyes are in the next-most scenarios with four, including one that’d get them there even with a loss. The Wolverines are then in the next-most scenarios from there with three, with all of them, whether it be for their hopes to be in this game or to be in the playoff, clearly requiring a rivalry win on their home field on Saturday. And, if you take a look at the sixth scenario, there’s even a result that allows for a rematch between the two the following week in Indianapolis.

Finally, Oregon is the least likely of the four to be in the title game, with there only being two scenarios involving the Ducks. They’ll be in need of win regardless against the Huskies, but they’ll be in need of the most help to get to the Big Ten Championship, in large part due to their head-to-head loss at home to Indiana back in October.

Much is still in play for the Big Ten, and, because of that, for each of these teams as far as the College Football Playoff. Indiana will be the first to start determining that with their game on Friday, with Ohio State, Michigan, and Oregon then knowing what they’ll be playing for from there on Saturday.