Welcome back to the bowl lineup, Northwestern.

All it took was one big win on the road against ranked Michigan State and the Wildcats have bounced back into our roster of projected Big Ten bowl teams.

Ohio State, Wisconsin and Iowa rolled to expected victories on Saturday so nothing has changed there, though Ohio State’s seeding and game site have changed for the College Football Playoff. If all goes as expected, the Buckeyes are likely to be the No 2 seed in the semifinals.

Iowa also rises a bit in the pecking order, leaping the Spartans. We still have only nine B1G teams are projected to make the postseason, though Purdue is worth watching. We’re not ready to put Illinois there after one conference win over bottom-dwelling Rutgers but, for what it’s worth, the Fighting Illini are halfway to bowl eligibility.

So, on to this week’s projections:

Bowl Game Matchup
CFP Semi (Orange) Ohio State vs. Georgia
Rose Bowl Penn State vs. Washington
Citrus Bowl Michigan vs. Kentucky
Outback Bowl Wisconsin vs. South Carolina
Holiday Bowl Iowa vs. Oregon
TaxSlayer Bowl Michigan State vs. Auburn
Pinstripe Bowl Maryland vs. Syracuse
Heart of Dallas Bowl Minnesota vs. North Texas
Quick Lane Bowl Indiana vs. Wake Forest
San Francisco Bowl Northwestern vs. Stanford