The Big Ten figures to be, at worst, the second-best conference in the nation this fall. It should have at least five, and potentially six, teams in the preseason Associated Press Top 25. So a year after Ohio State won the league but was kept out of the CFP, it might be the Big Ten's turn to put two in for the first time ever.
Will it happen? How could it happen? Here's a closer look:
Last season was the first time in four CFP years the Big Ten missed the tournament.