Highest ranked team would win the automatic bid *
by Father Nieuwland (2018-12-12 19:47:24)

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But what if, then,
by bluengold07  (2018-12-12 20:18:02)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Wisconsin, who plays nobody in the Big 10 West, Goes 11-1 and is ranked 6th, and then UM/OSU/PSU/MSU is 10-2 with a good OOC win and wins over two of the three.
Personally, I’m against playoff expansion
by Father Nieuwland  (2018-12-12 21:05:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I think the conference championship games are, for the most part, uninteresting. Though they would be more interesting if the two higher ranked teams played in the championship game rather than two division champions.

Additionally, I don’t think a team with two losses should routinely have an opportunity to get hot at the end of the year and win the championship.

Four teams pretty much guarantees the undefeated teams a playoff spot, and should select the ine or two best of the one loss teams. And team with a loss, in my opinion, has lost any claim of a “right” to be in the playoff.

That said, none of which answers your question, I’d award the conference championship to higher ranked of the Wisconsin/UM/Ohio State/etc.