Big Ten Bowl Tracking

The Big Ten has a fun set of agreements generally designed, after the CFP bowls, to reduce the number of times a team goes to the same bowl. This page records the travels of these Big Ten schools through the lifetime of the conference's current deals (most of which are for six years). Most agreements were renewed in 2019, taking effect for 2020 and beyond.

Current six year window (for most bowls):

Bowl Terms 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Rose Bowl Champion or highest ranked Big Ten team in non-semi-final years   Ohio State Utah      
Orange Bowl Highest ranked team from the Big Ten, SEC, or Notre Dame N/A   N/A N/A    
Citrus Bowl Will feature at least five different Big Ten teams Northwestern Iowa Purdue Iowa    
ReliaQuest Bowl Will feature at least five different Big Ten teams (note: ACC gets this spot if the Big Ten gets in the Orange Bowl) Indiana Pennslyvania State Illinois Wisconsin
Music City Bowl At least five different Big Ten teams Iowa? Purdue Iowa Maryland    
Las Vegas Bowl At least two different Big Ten teams in three games   Wisconsin   Northwestern    
Pinstripe Bowl At least three different Big Ten teams from 2022-25 and attempt to have four N/A Maryland Minnesota Rutgers    
Mayo Bowl 3 different Big Ten teams? Wisconsin   Maryland      
Guaranteed Rate Bowl At least five different Big Ten teams N/A Minnesota Wisconsin N/A    
Quick Lane Bowl Will try to avoid repeats N/A N/A N/A Minnesota    

Previous six-year window:

Bowl Terms 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Rose Bowl Champion or highest ranked Big Ten team in non-semi-final years   Iowa Pennslyvania State   Ohio State Wisconsin
Orange Bowl Minimum three Big Ten appearances SEC   Michigan Wisconsin   N/A
Citrus Bowl Will feature at least five different Big Ten teams Minnesota Michigan ACC ACC Pennslyvania State Michigan
Outback Bowl Will feature at least five different Big Ten teams Wisconsin Northwestern Iowa Michigan Iowa Minnesota
Holiday Bowl Will feature at least five different Big Ten teams Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan State Northwestern Iowa
Music City Bowl At least three Big Ten teams, none more than once ACC ACC Nebraska Northwestern Purdue ACC
Gator Bowl At least three Big Ten teams, none more than once Iowa Pennsylvania State ACC ACC ACC Indiana
Pinstripe Bowl At least six different teams, if not eight Pennslyvania State Indiana Northwestern Iowa Wisconsin Michigan State
Redbox Bowl Will feature at least five different Big Ten teams Maryland Nebraska Indiana Purdue Michigan State Illinois
Quick Lane Bowl Will select a conference-approved team Rutgers Minnesota Maryland N/A Minnesota N/A
Armed Forces Bowl Will play in at least three Armed Forces Bowls   N/A   N/A   N/A
First Responder Bowl Will play in at least three First Responder Bowls Illinois   N/A      

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