Oregon football has booked its ticket to the Big Ten Championship Game, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon. The Ducks technically qualified following the conclusion of last Saturday’s slate, which included No. 1 Oregon’s 16-13 victory at Wisconsin, but it took until Tuesday for the conference to confirm the team’s berth.
The extensive tiebreaker rules kept both the team and conference from making the announcement on the weekend: Oregon eventually qualified via its win in Madison, WI, but common opponents’ winning percentage was still in play. However, the conference announced that Oregon will qualify with either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in-conference in every scenario. Oregon’s opponent is not yet confirmed.
Teams still in play for the other berth include No. 2 Ohio State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten), No. 4 Penn State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) and No. 5 Indiana (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten). The Ducks defeated the Buckeyes 32-31 in Eugene on Oct. 12, but have not faced their other two potential opponents.
The game is scheduled for Dec. 7, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.