The Big Ten welcomed four new members from the PAC 12 in the offseason: USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon, expanding the conference to 18 teams.

Adding these powerhouses to the already stacked conference will make for appointment television every week. Six teams are ranked to begin the season, with four in the top ten, but only two will advance to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game.

Here’s how we see this season playing out:

1. Oregon Ducks (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten)
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten)
3. Michigan Wolverines (9-3, 7-2 Big Ten)
   • Tiebreaker over Penn State
4. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten)
5. USC Trojans (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten)
6. Maryland Terrapins (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten)
   • Tiebreaker over Wisconsin and Washington
7. Wisconsin Badgers (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten)
   • Tiebreaker over Washington
8. Washington Huskies (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten)
9. Michigan State Spartans (7-5, 4-5 Big Ten)
   • Tiebreaker over Iowa, Rutgers and Nebraska
10. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5, 4-5 Big Ten)
    • Tiebreaker over Rutgers and Nebraska
11. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-5, 4-5 Big Ten)
    • Tiebreaker over Nebraska
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten)
13. Indiana Hoosiers (6-6, 3-6 Big Ten)
    • Tiebreaker over Northwestern and Illinois
14. Northwestern Wildcats (6-6, 3-6 Big Ten)
    • Tiebreaker over Illinois
15. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-7, 3-6 Big Ten)
16. UCLA Bruins (5-7, 2-7 Big Ten)
    • Tiebreaker over Minnesota
17. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7, 2-7 Big Ten)
18. Purdue Boilermakers (1-11, 0-9 Big Ten)

Big Ten Championship Game: Oregon Ducks vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Winner: Ohio State Buckeyes