Big Ten Football Power Rankings after bowl season, CFP quarterfinals: Ohio State is back
Two teams remain alive in the College Football Playoff semifinal: No. 6 seed Penn State (vs. No. 7 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl) and No. 8 Ohio State (vs. No. 5 Texas in the Cotton Bowl). Each gives the Big Ten a final hope for year-end bragging rights over the SEC and other top conferences.