Hypothetically speaking, going into The Game if the standings look as such, does the loser of The Game go to the Rose Bowl?
East
- Michigan 11-0 (8-0)
- Ohio State 11-0 (8-0)
West
- Wisconsin 9-2 (5-2)
- Nebraska 9-2 (5-2) - Loses to Ohio State and Wisconsin
As it stands now the AP rankings have the Big Ten teams in the following order:
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
8. Nebraska
10. Wisconsin
Should the loser of The Game lose and is idle while Wisconsin goes to Indy as a top ten team and lose for the third time, does Ohio State/Michigan sneak pass Bucky in the rankings for the Rose Bowl Bid? As it stands now, ESPN has the loser of The Game in Pasadena. Possible redo of 2006.