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BamaDude
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The following is based on events of the past four seasons, with the most recent seasons getting the heaviest influence. Based strictly on in-conference play during that time period. This is how the Big 10 & Pac-12 could play out this season - if the entire abbreviated season is played without any covid (or other) cancellations:
Big 10 regular season standings & championship/plus-1 matchups:
East
Ohio St. 7-1 beats Wisconsin in title game to finish 8-1
Penn St. 6-2 beats Iowa to finish 7-2
Michigan 6-2 loses to Northwestern to end up 6-3
Michigan St. 5-3 loses to Minnesota to finish 5-4
Indiana 3-5 falls to Purdue to finish 3-6
Maryland 2-6 loses to Nebraska to end up 2-7
Rutgers 1-7 falls to Illinois to finish 1-8
West
Wisconsin 7-1 falls to Ohio St. in title game to finish 7-2
Iowa 5-3 loses to Penn St. to end up 5-4
Northwestern 4-4 beats Michigan to finish 5-4
Minnesota 4-4 beats Michigan St. to finish 5-4
Purdue 3-5 beats Indian to finish 4-5
Nebraska 2-6 beats Maryland to end up 3-6
Illinois 1-7 tops Rutgers to finish 2-7
Pac-12 regular season standings & championship/plus-1 matchups:
East
Washington 5-1 loses to USC in title game to end up 5-2
Oregon 4-2 falls to Utah to finish 4-3
Washington St. 3-3 beats Arizona St. to end up 4-3
Stanford 3-3 beats UCLA to finish 4-3
California 2-4 beats Arizona to finish 3-4
Oregon St. 1-5 beats Colorado to finish 2-5
West
USC 4-2 beats Washington in title game to finish 5-2
Utah 4-2 beats Oregon to finish 5-2
Arizona St. 3-3 falls to Washington St. to finish 3-4
UCLA 3-3 loses to Stanford to end up 3-4
Arizona 2-4 loses to California to end up 2-5
Colorado 2-4 loses to Oregon St. to finish 2-5
Ohio St. makes the playoff. Nobody from the Pac gets in, but USC & Utah may be in the Top 25 at the end of the season.
Big 10 regular season standings & championship/plus-1 matchups:
East
Ohio St. 7-1 beats Wisconsin in title game to finish 8-1
Penn St. 6-2 beats Iowa to finish 7-2
Michigan 6-2 loses to Northwestern to end up 6-3
Michigan St. 5-3 loses to Minnesota to finish 5-4
Indiana 3-5 falls to Purdue to finish 3-6
Maryland 2-6 loses to Nebraska to end up 2-7
Rutgers 1-7 falls to Illinois to finish 1-8
West
Wisconsin 7-1 falls to Ohio St. in title game to finish 7-2
Iowa 5-3 loses to Penn St. to end up 5-4
Northwestern 4-4 beats Michigan to finish 5-4
Minnesota 4-4 beats Michigan St. to finish 5-4
Purdue 3-5 beats Indian to finish 4-5
Nebraska 2-6 beats Maryland to end up 3-6
Illinois 1-7 tops Rutgers to finish 2-7
Pac-12 regular season standings & championship/plus-1 matchups:
East
Washington 5-1 loses to USC in title game to end up 5-2
Oregon 4-2 falls to Utah to finish 4-3
Washington St. 3-3 beats Arizona St. to end up 4-3
Stanford 3-3 beats UCLA to finish 4-3
California 2-4 beats Arizona to finish 3-4
Oregon St. 1-5 beats Colorado to finish 2-5
West
USC 4-2 beats Washington in title game to finish 5-2
Utah 4-2 beats Oregon to finish 5-2
Arizona St. 3-3 falls to Washington St. to finish 3-4
UCLA 3-3 loses to Stanford to end up 3-4
Arizona 2-4 loses to California to end up 2-5
Colorado 2-4 loses to Oregon St. to finish 2-5
Ohio St. makes the playoff. Nobody from the Pac gets in, but USC & Utah may be in the Top 25 at the end of the season.