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Michigan will compete for a national championship.
On Saturday night, the Wolverines posted a convincing 42-3 victory over Iowa in the B1G Championship Game to improve to 12-1 on the year and add the title “conference champion” to their name. On Sunday, Jim Harbaugh’s squad was rewarded.
Michigan will be the third B1G team to compete in the College Football Playoff, joining Ohio State and Michigan State. The Wolverines were ranked No. 2 on Sunday. They will play Georgia in the semifinal round in the Orange Bowl.
No. 1 Alabama will battle No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.
Four other B1G teams were included in the final College Football Playoff poll on Sunday. Here’s a look at the complete Top 25 as we head into bowl season.
#1 Alabama
#2 Michigan
#3 Georgia
#4 Cincinnati
#5 Notre Dame
#6 Ohio State
#7 Baylor
#8 Ole Miss
#9 Oklahoma State
#10 Michigan State
#11 Utah
#12 Pitt
#13 BYU
#14 Oregon
#15 Iowa
#16 Oklahoma
#17 Wake Forest
#18 NC State
#19 Clemson
#20 Houston
#21 Arkansas
#22 Kentucky
#23 Louisiana
#24 San Diego State
#25 Texas A&M
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB