Former Big Ten member Chicago withdrew from the league prior to the bowl arrangement being set. USC has played the most Big Ten schools in the Rose Bowl. As of 2016, the only opponents remaining for the Trojans are Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the two newest Big Ten schools that have yet to appear in the Rose Bowl: Maryland and Rutgers. Ohio State and Michigan are tied for playing the most schools in the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl. The remaining opponents for the Buckeyes are Oregon State, Washington State, and the two Pac-12 schools that have yet to appear in the Rose Bowl: Arizona and Colorado. The remaining opponents for the Wolverines other than Arizona and Colorado are Oregon and Utah. Common matchups The most frequent Rose Bowl matchup is USC vs Michigan, occurring for the eighth time in 2007, with USC holding a 6–2 advantage (including rare meetings outside the Rose Bowl, USC leads this series 6–4). The next most frequent matchup is USC–Ohio State, occurring for the seventh time in 1985, with USC holding a 4–3 advantage. Matchups that have occurred more than once: Top-ranked teams No. 1 ranked teams at the end of the regular season that have played in the Rose Bowl game are listed below: 1955: No. 1 Ohio State defeated No. 17 USC, 20–7 1961: No. 6 Washington defeated No. 1 Minnesota, 17–7 1963: No. 1 USC defeated No. 2 Wisconsin, 42–37 1966: No. 5 UCLA defeated No. 1 Michigan State, 14–12 1968: No. 1 USC defeated No. 4 Indiana, 14–3 1969: No. 1 Ohio State defeated No. 2 USC, 27–16 1973: No. 1 USC defeated No. 3 Ohio State, 42-17 1976: No. 11 UCLA defeated No. 1 Ohio State, 23-10 1980: No. 3 USC defeated No. 1 Ohio State, 17–16 1998: No. 1 Michigan defeated No. 8 Washington State, 21–16 2002 (BCS National Championship Game): No. 1 Miami defeated No. 4 Nebraska, 37–14 2004: No. 1 USC defeated No. 4 Michigan, 28–14 2006 (BCS National Championship Game): No. 2 Texas defeated No. 1 USC, 41–38 2021 (CFP Semifinal Game): No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 4 Notre Dame, 31–14 Twice in a season Of the 24 bowl rematches of regular season games, five have taken place in the Rose Bowl. In three of those instances, the same team won both the regular season game and the Rose Bowl Game. UCLA won three of