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The Big Ten Conference is the center of the college football universe from now until College Football Playoff Selection Sunday. The Big Ten has half the top eight: No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 8 Penn State. If there are no upsets for the next two weeks – a massive if, especially given the rivalry games to come – here's where we could well end up going into the final weekend: No. 1 Alabama at 12-0, No. 2 Ohio State at 11-1, No. 3 Clemson at 11-1 and a ferocious debate over No. 4 between Louisville at 11-1, Washington at 11-1 (if the Huskies are indeed favored at Washington State), Michigan at 10-2, Big Ten West Division champion Wisconsin at 10-2 and Big Ten East Division champion Penn State at 10-2.