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Big Ten bowl picture

Last update: November 17, 2007 - 11:57 PM

A look at how the Big Ten bowl picture might sort out:

OHIO STATE (11-1, 7-1)

Projected bowl: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

Possible bowl: BCS championship game. For that to happen, three of these four -- BCS leader LSU, No. 3 Kansas, No. 5 Missouri and No. 6 West Virginia -- likely would have to lose. You never know.

ILLINOIS (9-3, 6-2)

Projected bowl: Capital One Bowl, Orlando.

Possible bowl: Outback Bowl if Capital One opts for Michigan.

WISCONSIN (9-3, 5-3)

Projected bowl: Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla.

Possible bowl: Alamo

PENN STATE (8-4, 4-4)

Projected bowl: Alamo Bowl, San Antonio

Possible bowl: Champs Sports

MICHIGAN (8-4, 6-2)

Projected bowl: Champs Sports, Orlando

Possible bowl: Alamo

INDIANA (7-5, 3-5)

Projected bowl: Insight Bowl, Tempe, Ariz.

Possible bowl: Motor City Bowl, even though Hoosiers beat Purdue.

MICHIGAN STATE (7-5, 3-5)

Projected bowl: Motor City Bowl, Detroit

Possible bowl: Insight

PURDUE (7-5, 3-5)

Projected bowl: Las Vegas (as Pac-10 replacement)

Possible bowl: Armed Forces

IOWA (6-6, 4-4)

Projected bowl: Armed Forces, Fort Worth (as Pac-10 replacement)

Possible bowl: Las Vegas

NORTHWESTERN (6-6, 3-5)

Projected bowl: Though eligible, might not be selected.

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