For the most part, it was a good week to be a road team in the Big Ten. A total of 6 road teams won this weekend in Big Ten play, leaving just 2 teams to be able to defend their home turf. UCLA, Oregon, and Iowa were among the road victors this weekend to remain in the hunt for a spot in the Big Ten championship game at the end of the season, while Ohio State suffered a potentially playoff-bursting loss at home.
UCLA jumped out to an early lead at Minnesota, but the Gophers battled back to push the Bruins into the fourth quarter. UCLA would pull away to ensure they remain the last undefeated team left standing in the Big Ten. And with top-ranked Miami stumbling on the road at Notre Dame, the Bruins are one of two undefeated teams left in the FBS
(Utah is the other after a massive victory at home against BYU in the Holy War).
Perhaps the most notable development came with Ohio State getting run over at home by Oregon. The Buckeyes' promising season has come crashing down after back-to-back losses to USC and Oregon by a combined total of 25 points, and nobody forgets how close they were to losing at Indiana before that. The Buckeyes have lost three games this season and face an uphill battle to return to the College Football Playoff with time running out to make a case without starting quarterback Julian Sayin.
Here's a quick look at the Big Ten scoreboard for Week 10.
Week 9 Big Ten Scoreboard
Here are the updated Big Ten football standings following the results of Week 10.
Big Ten Football Standings
Big Ten Bowl Eligibility Tracker
Now that we are in the final month of the regular season, here is an updated look at the conference's bowl tracker. Teams with six wins or more are officially eligible for postseason play. Teams with five wins are on deck for bowl eligibility. We are also getting close to putting some teams on the chopping block for postseason eligibility, and one school is already ineligible. Here is how things are looking right now after Week 10.
- ELIGIBLE (6+ wins): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
- ON DECK (5 wins): Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Washington
- ON THE RADAR: Purdue
- ON THE EDGE (6 losses): Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue
- INELIGIBLE (7+ losses): Rutgers
Week 11 Big Ten Schedule
Here is a look ahead to next week's Big Ten schedule. All games are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 unless noted otherwise. Home teams are listed first.
- UCLA vs. Illinois - Friday, Nov. 13
- Ohio State vs. Northwestern
- Maryland vs. Wisconsin
- Rutgers vs. Nebraska
- Indiana vs. USC
- Oregon vs. Michigan
- Michigan State vs. Washington
- Penn State vs. Minnesota
- Iowa vs. Purdue
This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Big Ten recap: Week 10 scores, updated standings, bowl eligibility
