Guess how many top 25 teams the Big 10 champ has played in their regular season conference schedule the last 4 seasons. Go ahead, guess.
From '16-'19 the Big10 champion played 9 conference games against teams that finished in the AP top 25.
Thanks for proving my point. From '16-'19 both the Big10 and the Big12 champ played 2 teams each year basically that finished in the AP top 25. Why do ISU fans bash Iowa's 2015 schedule that included 2 top 25 teams in conference play? Only 2 times over the past 5 years have the Big12 and Big10 conference champions played 3 conference opponents that finished in the AP top 25 (OU in '20 and OSU in '19)