The Big Ten didn’t exactly shine in bowl games last season like they did in the year prior. In the 2017-18 postseason, the conference went 7-1 in its bowl matchups, and would’ve been 8-0 if it weren’t for that pesky Team Up North losing to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl (#NeverForget).
Last postseason, the Big Ten went 5-4. Ohio State beat USC in the Rose Bowl. Wisconsin dominated Miami. And Iowa, Northwestern, and Minnesota all returned home with their bowl trophies.
The four teams who weren’t in the cool kids’ club? Michigan, Penn State, Purdue, and Michigan State.