Three years, one champion.
Not since 2016 has a Big Ten team based outside of Columbus won a conference championship. Once again, Ohio State will enter the fall as the clear favorite in the conference.
Which teams, though, are set to potentially challenge the Buckeyes atop the Big Ten? With that in mind, we put the entire conference into five tiers.
Tier 1: The Favorite
As the 2020 season nears, the Buckeyes stand alone as the class of the Big Ten.
They bring back Justin Fields as a Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback to lead what has a chance to be the most explosive offense in the country.