With four teams ranked in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, three new coaches and some of the country's longest-standing rivalries, the Big Ten is once again at the center of the college football universe. That should translate into a tremendous 2017 season, one that could rival the great one the league had a year ago—during the regular season, that is.
Ten of the conference's schools made bowl games last season, but they only won three of those—and none of the big ones. Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State were involved in College Football Playoff-affiliated contests but each lost, with eventual national champion Clemson shutting out Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal game.