The Big Ten Championship Game features a quarterback showdown between Indiana's Fernando Mendoza and Ohio State's Julian Sayin, but the defenses are stealing the spotlight.

Ohio State and Indiana remain top two in the latest College Football Playoff rankings as both teams prepare for Saturday's Big Ten championship game showdown.

How will the Big Ten's showing in Week 14 be reflected in the updated US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings? Here's what to know.

Top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana are both expected to earn first-round byes in the College Football Playoff, regardless of Saturday's Big Ten Championship outcome.

The top-heavy conference was devoid of high-level drama from the first Saturday to the last. Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon dominated a race that had a modest middle and huge bottom tier.

College Football Playoff chair Hunter Yurachek discussed whether Indiana football and Ohio State have secured the top two seeds in the final CFP rankings.

Purdue, which has won two of the past three Big Ten regular-season championships, is second in the Top 25 And 1 with a 7-0 record featuring an 86-56 win over Texas Tech in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship.

It was a fun, wild and often topsy-turvy year in one of the best leagues in America. But as is often the case, by the end, the cream rose to the top.