When it comes to bowl selection, it's good to be the Big Ten.
It's the only league to get two teams in the New Year's Six games (Iowa and Ohio State) as well as one in the College Football Playoff (Michigan State). The venues and destinations will be spectacular, including the Rose Bowl, JerryWorld, San Diego, San Francisco and New York City. Heck, even two 5-7 Big Ten teams are going bowling (Nebraska and Minnesota).
And as for the matchups? Well, you could hardly ask for more brand-name opponents.