The 2017 Big Ten Championship Game will be critically important for the conference since the outcome could potentially determine if the Big Ten sends a team to the College Football Playoff. The game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Dec. 2, with the kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

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Wisconsin and Ohio State will meet in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Badgers clinched the Big Ten West with a win over Iowa in Week 11, while the Buckeyes clinched the East in Week 12.

Here are the current Big Ten East standings.

School Conference Record Overall Record
Ohio State* 8-1 10-2
Michigan State 7-2 9-3
Penn State 6-2 9-2
Michigan 5-4 8-4
Rutgers 3-6 4-8
Maryland 2-6 4-7
Indiana 2-7 5-7

* = Clinched Big Ten East

Here are the current Big Ten West standings.

School Conference Record Overall Record
Wisconsin* 9-0 12-0
Northwestern 7-2 9-3
Iowa 4-5 7-5
Purdue 4-5 6-6
Nebraska 3-6 4-8
Minnesota 2-7 5-7
Illinois 0-9 2-10

* = Clinched Big Ten West

Andy Wittry has written for SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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