The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. The 2018 Big Ten Championship Game will be played on December 1, 2018, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.Īndy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Ohio State beat Wisconsin 27-21 in last season's Big Ten Championship but neither team made the College Football Playoff as the Big Ten was left out of the playoff for the first time. Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game. RELATED: Why Penn State QB Trace McSorley is ready to face Ohio State Conference Champion: Ohio State (Won Championship Game 45-24).
On Saturday, the Wolverines return to Indianapolis with even bigger aspirations. Ohio State or Penn State has won the Big Ten Championship in three of the last four seasons. INDIANAPOLIS Michigan needed a decade to reach its first Big Ten championship game.
The Buckeyes travel to the Nittany Lions for a major Week 5 showdown that could decide who wins the Big Ten East. The Buckeyes are currently the highest-ranked Big Ten team at No. Ohio State and Wisconsin could be on a collision course to meet in the Big Ten Championship game for the second year in a row, if the AP Top 25 poll holds true.
