2017 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
2017 Big Ten Conference football season
League
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport
Football
Duration
August 31, 2017 through January 2018
Number of teams
14
TV partner(s)
ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pick
Saquon Barkley (Penn State)
Picked by
New York Giants, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVP
Saquon Barkley, PSU
East Division champions
Ohio State
West Division champions
Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions
Ohio State
Runners-up
Wisconsin
Finals MVP
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State (RB)
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$
8
–
1
12
–
2
No. 15 Michigan State
7
–
2
10
–
3
No. 8 Penn State
7
–
2
11
–
2
Michigan
5
–
4
8
–
5
Rutgers
3
–
6
4
–
8
Indiana
2
–
7
5
–
7
Maryland
2
–
7
4
–
8
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy
9
–
0
13
–
1
No. 17 Northwestern
7
–
2
10
–
3
Iowa
4
–
5
8
–
5
Purdue
4
–
5
7
–
6
Nebraska
3
–
6
4
–
8
Minnesota
2
–
7
5
–
7
Illinois
0
–
9
2
–
10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2017 Big Ten conference football season is the 122nd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
This was the Big Ten's fourth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was the 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The 2017 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the second year in a row.[1]
Nebraska football coach Mike Riley was relieved from his position following the conclusion of Nebraska's 2017 season.[2]
Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game. No Big Ten teams were selected for the 2017 College Football Playoff.
^Big Ten Announces 2016 and 2017 Conference Football Schedules[dead link]
^[Mike Riley Relieved of Head Football Coaching Duties http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211687156]
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