The Big Ten has been absent from the College Football Playoff for the last two years and hasn't won a game in the CFP since Ohio State's run as the 4th seed in 2015, the first ever playoff. Will this be the year they get back in? Teams like Ohio State, Michigan, and Wisconsin sure hope so. The biggest question inside the conference will be about the West. While the East beats up on each other with big blows, the West has lacked to send a team to the Big Ten title game that can put up a fight since 2014, when the East/West divisions were created. Here's our predictions for the 2019 Big Ten Season.
EAST
7. Maryland Terrapins
2018 record: 5-7 (3-6)
2019 prediction: 3-9 (1-8)
8/31 v. Howard W 1-0
9/7 v. Syracuse L 1-1
9/14 @ Temple W 2-1
9/27 v. Penn St. L 2-2
10/5 @ Rutgers L 2-3
10/12 @ Purdue L 2-4
10/19 v. Indiana W 3-4
10/26 @ Minnesota L 3-5
11/2 v. Michigan L 3-6
11/9 @ Ohio St. L 3-7
11/23 v. Nebraska L 3-8
11/30 @ Michigan St. L 3-9
6. Indiana Hoosiers
2018 record: 5-7 (2-7)
2019 prediction: 4-8 (1-8)
8/31 v. Ball State W 1-0
9/7 v. Eastern Illinios W 2-0
9/14 v. Ohio St. L 2-1
9/21 v. UConn W 3-1
9/28 @ Michigan St. L 3-2
10/12 v. Rutgers W 4-2
10/19 @ Maryland L 4-3
10/26 @ Nebraska L 4-4
11/2 v. Northwestern L 4-5
11/16 @ Penn St. L 4-6
11/23 v. Michigan L 4-7
11/30 @ Purdue L 4-8
5. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2018 record: 1-11 (0-9)
2019 prediction: 4-8 (2-7)
8/30 v. UMass W 1-0
9/7 @ Iowa L 1-1
9/21 v. Boston College L 1-2
9/28 @ Michigan L 1-3
10/5 v. Maryland W 2-3
10/12 @ Indiana L 2-4
10/19 v. Minnesota W 3-4
10/26 v. Liberty W 4-4
11/2 @ Illinios L 4-5
11/16 v. Ohio St. L 4-6
11/23 v. Michigan St. L 4-7
11/30 @ Penn St. L 4-8
4. Michigan St. Spartans
2018 record: 7-6 (5-4)
2019 prediction: 8-4 (5-4)
8/30 v. Tulsa W 1-0
9/7 v. Western Michigan W 2-0
9/14 v. Arizona St. W 3-0
9/21 @ Northwestern W 4-0
9/28 v. Indiana W 5-0
10/5 @ Ohio St. L 5-1
10/12 @ Wisconsin L 5-2
10/26 v. Penn St. L 5-3
11/9 v. Illinios W 6-3
11/16 @ Michigan L 6-4
11/23 @ Rutgers W 7-4
11/20 v. Maryland W 8-4
3. Michigan Wolverines
2018 record: 10-3 (8-1)
2019 prediction: 9-3 (6-3)
8/31 v. Middle Tennessee W 1-0
9/7 v. Army W 2-0
9/21 @ Wisconsin L 2-1
9/28 v. Rutgers W 3-1
10/5 v. Iowa W 4-1
10/12 @ Illinios W 5-1
10/19 @ Penn St. L 5-2
10/26 v. Notre Dame W 6-2
11/2 @ Maryland W 7-2
11/16 v. Michigan St. W 8-2
11/23 @ Indiana W 9-2
11/30 v. Ohio St. L 9-3
2. Penn State Nittany Lions
2018 record: 9-4 (6-3)
2019 prediction: 10-2 (7-2)
8/31 v. Idaho W 1-0
9/7 v. Buffalo W 2-0
9/14 v. Pittsburgh W 3-0
9/27 @ Maryland W 4-0
10/5 v. Purdue W 5-0
10/12 @ Iowa L 5-1
10/19 v. Michigan W 6-1
10/26 @ Michigan St. W 7-1
11/9 @ Minnesota W 8-1
11/16 v. Indiana W 9-1
11/23 @ Ohio St. L 9-2
11/30 v. Rutgers W 10-2
1. Ohio State Buckeyes
2018 record: 13-1 (8-1)
2019 prediction: 11-1 (8-1)
8/31 v. Florida Atlantic W 1-0
9/7 v. Cincy W 2-0
9/14 @ Indiana W 3-0
9/21 v. Miami (OH) W 4-0
9/28 @ Nebraska W 5-0
10/5 v. Michigan St. W 6-0
10/18 @ Northwestern L 6-1
10/26 v. Wisconsin W 7-1
11/9 v. Maryland W 8-1
11/16 @ Rutgers W 9-1
11/23 v. Penn St. W 10-1
11/30 @ Michigan W 11-1
WEST
7. Illinois Fighting Illini
2018 record: 4-8 (2-7)
2019 prediction: 4-8 (1-8)
8/31 v. Akron W 1-0
9/7 @ UConn W 2-0
9/14 v. Eastern Michigan W 3-0
9/21 v. Nebraska L 3-1
10/5 @ Minnesota L 3-2
10/12 v. Michigan L 3-3
10/19 v. Wisconsin L 3-4
10/26 @ Purdue L 3-5
11/2 v. Rutgers W 4-5
11/9 @ Michigan St. L 4-6
11/23 @ Iowa L 4-7
11/30 v. Northwestern L 4-8
6. Minnesota Golden Gopher
2018 record: 7-6 (3-6)
2019 prediction: 4-8 (2-7)
8/29 v. South Dakota St. W 1-0
9/7 @ Fresno St. L 1-1
9/14 v. Georgia Southern W 2-1
9/28 @ Purdue L 2-2
10/5 v. Illinios W 3-2
10/12 v. Nebraska L 3-3
10/19 @ Rutgers L 3-4
10/26 v. Maryland W 4-4
11/9 v. Penn St. L 4-5
11/16 @ Iowa L 4-6
11/23 @ Northwestern L 4-7
11/30 v. Wisconsin L 4-8
5. Purdue Boilermakers
2018 record: 6-7 (5-4)
2019 prediction: 6-6 (5-4)
8/30 @ Nevada L 0-1
9/7 v. Vanderbilt W 1-1
9/14 v. TCU L 1-2
9/28 v. Minnesota W 2-2
10/5 @ Penn St. L 2-3
10/12 v. Maryland W 3-3
10/19 @ Iowa L 3-4
10/26 v. Illinios W 4-4
11/2 v. Nebraska W 5-4
11/9 @ Northwestern L 5-5
11/23 @ Wisconsin L 5-6
11/30 v. Indiana W 6-6
4. Iowa Hawkeyes
2018 record: 9-4 (5-4)
2019 prediction: 7-5 (5-4)
8/31 v. Miami (OH) W 1-0
9/7 v. Rutgers W 2-0
9/14 @ Iowa St. L 2-1
9/28 v. Middle Tennessee W 3-1
10/5 @ Michigan L 3-2
10/12 v. Penn St. W 4-2
10/19 v. Purdue W 5-2
10/26 @ Northwestern L 5-3
11/9 @ Wisconsin L 5-4
11/16 v. Minnesota W 6-4
11/23 v. Illinios W 7-4
11/29 @ Nebraska L 7-5
3. Northwestern Wildcats
2018 record: 9-5 (8-1)
2019 prediction: 8-4 (6-3)
8/31 @ Stanford L 0-1
9/14 v. UNLV W 1-1
9/21 v. Michigan St. L 1-2
9/28 @ Wisconsin L 1-3
10/5 @ Nebraska L 1-4
10/18 v. Ohio St. W 2-4
10/26 v. Iowa W 3-4
11/2 @ Indiana W 4-4
11/9 v. Purdue W 5-4
11/16 v. UMass W 6-4
11/23 v. Minnesota W 7-4
11/30 @ Illinios W 8-4
2. Nebraska Cornhuskers
2018 record: 4-8 (3-6)
2019 prediction: 8-4 (6-3)
8/31 v. South Alabama W 1-0
9/7 @ Colorado L 1-1
9/14 v. NIU W 2-1
9/21 @ Illinios W 3-1
9/28 v. Ohio St. L 3-2
10/5 v. Northwestern W 4-2
10/12 @ Minnesota W 5-2
10/26 v. Indiana W 6-2
11/2 @ Purdue L 6-3
11/16 v. Wisconsin L 6-4
11/23 @ Maryland W 7-4
11/29 v. Iowa W 8-4
1. Wisconsin Badgers
2018 record: 8-5 (5-4)
2019 prediction: 11-1 (8-1)
8/30 @ USF W 1-0
9/7 v. Central Michigan W 2-0
9/21 v. Michigan W 3-0
9/28 v. Northwestern W 4-0
10/5 v. Kent State W 5-0
10/12 v. Michigan St. W 6-0
10/19 @ Illinios W 7-0
10/26 @ Ohio St. L 7-1
11/9 v. Iowa W 8-1
11/16 @ Nebraska W 9-1
11/23 v. Purdue W 10-1
11/30 @ Minnesota W 11-1