Chart: Grading the Big Ten bowl games

The Big Ten went 5-5 during the bowl season, including 3-1 on New Year's Day. Here are all of the results with a Star Tribune grade for each team:

Jan. 2: Taxslayer Bowl

Tennessee45

Iowa28

Hawkeyes' grade:  F

Jan. 1: Sugar Bowl

[4] Ohio State42

Buckeyes' grade:  A+

Jan. 1: Cotton Bowl

[8] Michigan State42

[5] Baylor41

Spartans' grade:  A-

[18] Wisconsin34

[19] Auburn(OT) 31

Badgers' grade:  A-

Jan. 1: Citrus Bowl

[16] Missouri33

Gophers' grade:  C-

Dec. 30: Foster Farms Bowl

Stanford45

Maryland21

Terrapins' grade:  D

Penn State31

Boston College(OT) 30

Nittany Lions' grade:  B

Dec. 27: Holiday Bowl

[24] USC45

Cornhuskers' grade:  B-

Dec. 26: Heart Of Dallas Bowl

Louisiana Tech35

Illinois18

Illini's grade:  D

Rutgers40

North Carolina21

Scarlet Knights' grade:  A-

What: National title game, No. 2 Oregon (13-1) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (13-1)

When: Monday, Jan. 12