The Big Ten spent the better part of the last decade as college football's punching bag, but that started to change when Ohio State won the national title in 2014.

The conference capitalized on that momentum, and this season, it has proven itself as the toughest (and deepest) league in the country.

Proof of that only requires a simple glance at the latest College Football Playoff ranking, where the Big Ten has an incredible four teams in the Top Seven. The AP Poll is even kinder, with two additional teams in the Top 25.

With the regular season finished and only the conference...

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