Below is a summary of predictions for the Big Ten this season. I’m calling for an improved Big Ten, top to bottom, with nine of twelve bowl participants and a 5-4 bowl record. However, without a national title contender (I see Wisconsin falling away in November), the conference still won’t pull even with the SEC.
Click on each link to read the story of how the team ended up where they did. For added embarrassment for me later this season, I threw in my BCS bowl predictions as well.
Legends
Michigan State 9-3, 6-2—Outback W over Mississippi State
Nebraska 8-4, 4-4—Gator W over Florida
Iowa 7-5, 4-4—Kraft Fight Hunger L to Stanford
Michigan 8-4, 4-4—Capital One W over South Carolina
Northwestern 6-6, 4-4—Insight L to Oklahoma State
Minnesota 4-8, 1-7
Leaders
Penn State 10-2, 7-1—Rose L to Oregon
Wisconsin 10-2, 6-2—Fiesta W over Notre Dame
Illinois 7-5, 4-4—Meineke Car Care L to Texas Tech
Purdue 6-6, 3-5—Little Caesar’s W over Toledo
BCS Bowls
Sugar Bowl—Alabama (12-2) over South Florida (9-4)
Orange—Florida State (11-2) over Central Florida (13-1)
Rose—Oregon (11-3) over Penn State (11-3)
Fiesta—Wisconsin (11-2) over Notre Dame (9-4)
Championship—Oklahoma (13-0) over Georgia (12-2)
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