2017 Big Ten Conference football season

2017 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017
through January 2018
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pickSaquon Barkley (Penn State)
Picked byNew York Giants, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVPSaquon Barkley, PSU
East Division championsOhio State
West Division championsWisconsin
Championship Game
ChampionsOhio State
  Runners-upWisconsin
Finals MVPJ.K. Dobbins, Ohio State (RB)
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$   8 1     12 2  
No. 15 Michigan State   7 2     10 3  
No. 8 Penn State   7 2     11 2  
Michigan   5 4     8 5  
Rutgers   3 6     4 8  
Indiana   2 7     5 7  
Maryland   2 7     4 8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy   9 0     13 1  
No. 17 Northwestern   7 2     10 3  
Iowa   4 5     8 5  
Purdue   4 5     7 6  
Nebraska   3 6     4 8  
Minnesota   2 7     5 7  
Illinois   0 9     2 10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Big Ten conference football season is the 122nd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This was the Big Ten's fourth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was the 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The 2017 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the second year in a row.[1]

Nebraska football coach Mike Riley was relieved from his position following the conclusion of Nebraska's 2017 season.[2]

Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game. No Big Ten teams were selected for the 2017 College Football Playoff.