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Four Big Ten teams crack the CFP's top 12 to set up wild finish

Two weeks remain in the regular season, and four Big Ten teams still have legitimate aspirations of participating in the College Football Playoff. If the reveal of Tuesday night's third set of CFP rankings demonstrated anything, it's that the race to the finish is going to be a wild ride.

Ohio State remained at No. 3 after handling Illinois 28-3 on Saturday, while Iowa held steady at No. 5 behind the strength of its 40-35 victory against Minnesota. The most significant movers and shakers, however, were Michigan State and Michigan.

The Spartans jumped four spots to No.