No. 1 Ohio State was on a bye, but No. 2 Indiana rolled to another 50-point league win and No. 6 Oregon did enough to beat Wisconsin at home. All three seem to be locks to make the College Football Playoff, with the Buckeyes and Hoosiers still unbeaten and Oregon's lone loss to IU.

Through several weeks of playoff projections, they've been the only three Big Ten teams in the conversation. Last year, the Big Ten got four teams in the 12-team field. Can they get a fourth in there again?

With five weeks to go in the 2025 campaign, there is a chance. For sure. But there's plenty of work to be done as well, because there are five two-loss teams in the Big Ten. They'll need to run the table to finish 10-2 and hope for some breaks, but that can happen.

The five teams with two losses are No. 25 Michigan, Iowa and Washington — both of whom likely will be ranked this week — and USC and Nebraska. USC was on a bye this week, but the other four all won on Saturday.

And they need to keep winning.

Here's what each of those five teams have left on their schedule, along with some playoff resume talking points.

Iowa Hawkeyes

RECORD: 6-2, 4-1 in Big Ten.
REMAINING SCHEDULE: Nov. 1 bye week; Nov. 8 vs. Oregon; Nov. 15 at USC; Nov. 22 vs. Michigan State; Nov. 28 (Friday) vs. Nebraska.
BEST WIN: The Hawkeyes have won three straight Big Ten games, and Saturday's 41-3 shellacking of Minnesota was the most impressive. That followed wins over Penn State and Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes defense pounded on the Gophers, allowing just 24 rushing yards and forcing three interceptions from Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey.
WORST LOSS: Neither are awful, really, losing to Indiana, who's No. 2 in the country, and rival Iowa State, who's been as high as No. 12. If the Hawkeyes can get to 10-2, neither of those losses will be embarrassing. 
THE SKINNY:  Iowa has a tough schedule to finish the season, but that might be a good thing because they can do a lot to impress the selection committee. They're playing sound, fundamental football right now, and they'll need to keep it up.

Washington Huskies

RECORD: 6-2, 3-2 in Big Ten.
REMAINING SCHEDULE: Nov. 1 bye week; Nov. 8 at Wisconsin; Nov. 15 Purdue; Nov. 22 at UCLA; Nov. 29 vs. Oregon.
BEST WIN: That came Saturday when they knocked off No. 23 Illinois in Seattle, effective knocking the Illini out of the playoff conversation. Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns. 
WORST LOSS: They've lost to No. 1 Ohio State and home, but didn't look good in a road loss at Michigan last week. The Michigan loss hurt the most. The common thread in the losses is an inability to score. The Huskies only scored six points against Ohio State and only seven again Michigan.
THE SKINNY:  Washington likely will be double-digit favorites in their next three games, so they could take on arch-rival Oregon in the season finale with a playoff spot on the line. 

Michigan Wolverines 

RECORD: 6-2, 4-1 in Big Ten.
REMAINING SCHEDULE: Nov. 1 Purdue; Nov. 8 bye week; Nov. 15 at Northwestern; Nov. 22 at Maryland; Nov. 29 vs. Ohio State. 
BEST WIN: They have beaten two teams on our two-loss list, Washington and Nebraska, but the win over the Huskies was most impressive because the defense played at such a high level.
WORST LOSS: They laid an egg at USC, getting beat 31-13. The other loss was at Oklahoma when they were healthy and looking good. No shame there. But that USC loss could be a deal-breaker.
THE SKINNY:  Michigan should be favored in their next three games as well, but at Maryland on Nov. 22 is something of a trap game the week before the showdown with Ohio State. I didn't think they had any chance of upsetting OSU last year, but they did. Can they do it again this year? Seems very unlikely, but we've learned through the years to expect the unexpected in this rivalry.

USC Trojans

RECORD: 5-2, 3-1 in Big Ten.
REMAINING SCHEDULE: Nov. 1 at Nebraska; Nov. 7 (Friday) vs. Northwestern; Nov. 15 vs. Iowa; Nov. 22 at Oregon; Nov. 29 vs. UCLA.
BEST WIN: This one is easy, because the Trojans throttled Michigan 31-13 two weeks ago for their one win vs. a ranked opponent this season.
WORST LOSS: They have lost at Illinois, which was ranked No. 23 at the time and was as high as No. 9 earlier in the season, and they've lost to a Notre Dame team that likely will finish 10-2 and earn a playoff spot of their own. Neither would be considered bad losses.
THE SKINNY:  Much like Iowa, it might be a good thing that Trojans have a tough schedule to finish out the year.  They've got five games left, not four, and no bye week. Games with Nebraska, Iowa and Oregon are all potential resume builders. Can't make a mistake though, they need to win all three.

Nebraska Cornhuskers

RECORD: 6-2, 3-2 in Big Ten.
REMAINING SCHEDULE: Nov. 1 USC; Nov. 8 at UCLA; Nov. 15 bye week; Nov. 22 at Penn State;  Nov. 28 (Friday) vs. Iowa.
BEST WIN: Nebraska had the easiest schedule in the Big Ten this year, avoiding Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon. Their best win might be an 11-point win over a Michigan State team that's 0-5 in the league. They were underwhelming in wins over Maryland and Northwestern, though to the Cornhuskers' credit, the Wildcats have been playing pretty well lately. 
WORST LOSS: Losing 24-6 at Minnesota was embarrassing, especially after watching Iowa beat the Gophers 41-3 a week later. They lost at home to Michigan as well, in a game they should have won.
THE SKINNY:  I don't see Nebraska running the table, but even if they did,  they won't really have any signature wins. There are going to be a lot of 10-2 teams, and I can't see them matchup up better against anyone. The selection committee would probably like some three-loss SEC more, to be honest.