The final College Football Playoff Rankings were announced Sunday afternoon, and the Big Ten will be represented by Michigan State in the playoff. The Spartans are the No. 3 team in the rankings after defeating Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game Saturday night.
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It appeared heading into the weekend the winner of the Michigan State-Iowa Big Ten Championship game would be assured a spot in the playoff, and that held true as the Spartans jumped from No. 5 in last week’s rankings to No.