College football playoff odds for all 18 Big Ten teams entering Week 5

There are currently two Big Ten teams that should have no issue making the College Football Playoffs.

Indiana and Ohio State are once again on a collision course, but that begs the question: are there any other playoff teams in this conference?

Here in 2026, Oregon remains in the mix, as do teams like Nebraska and Iowa, while suddenly Wisconsin nearly has as good odds as Michigan.

In total, five teams have a higher than 20% chance to make the playoffs, but there are only three teams in the conference that, according to ESPN Analytics, have a 0.0% chance.

All 18 Big Ten teams' odds of making the College Football Playoffs after Week 4, according to ESPN Analytics

1. Indiana Hoosiers: 68.8%

2. Ohio State Buckeyes: 68.2%

3. Oregon Ducks: 41.1%

4. Nebraska Cornhuskers: 25.2%

5. Iowa Hawkeyes: 22.2%

6. UCLA Bruins: 13.0%

7. USC Trojans: 9.8%

8. Penn State Nittany Lions: 9.1%

9. Michigan Wolverines: 6.2%

10. Wisconsin Badgers: 5.8%

11. Northwestern Wildcats: 5.5%

12. Illinois Fighting Illini: 0.3%

T-13. Michigan State Spartans: 0.2%

T-13. Minnesota Golden Gophers: 0.2%

T-13. Washington Huskies: 0.2%

T-16. Maryland Terrapins: 0.0%

T-16. Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 0.0%

T-16. Purdue Boilermakers: 0.0%

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