1 3 ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁second ▁Big ▁Ten ▁championship ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁win , ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Play off . ▁ ▁Iowa ▁and ▁Ohio ▁State ▁were ▁both ▁placed ▁into ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Six ▁Bow ls , ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁Rose ▁and ▁F i esta ▁Bow ls , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁teams ▁went ▁to ▁bow l ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁including ▁Neb r aska ▁and ▁Minnesota , ▁both ▁with ▁ 5 - 7 ▁records . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁P enn ▁State ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁Big ▁Ten ▁team ▁that ▁will ▁not ▁play ▁a ▁non - con ference ▁game ▁against ▁a ▁Power ▁Five ▁conference ▁team . ▁ ▁All ▁times ▁Eastern ▁time . ▁ ▁† ▁denotes ▁Home coming ▁game ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 3 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 4 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 5 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 7 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 8 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 9 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 0 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 1 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 2 ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 3 ▁ ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Championship ▁Game ▁ ▁Bowl ▁games ▁Big ▁Ten ▁bow l ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season ▁are : ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁are ▁from ▁AP ▁Pol l . ▁ ▁All ▁times ▁Eastern ▁Time ▁Zone . ▁ ▁Records ▁against ▁F BS ▁con ferences ▁ 2