Oregon officially clinches spot in Big Ten Championship Game

Oregon is in the early stages of its bye week but received good news on Tuesday afternoon. The Ducks have officially clinched a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game, the conference announced. While there is one game remaining against Washington, Dan Lanning‘s team will be in Indianapolis on Dec. 7.

The opponent is still to be determined.

“Following a comprehensive evaluation of all possible scenarios over the final two weeks of regular-season play across the conference’s 18 teams, there are no conditions whereby the Ducks do not finish No. 1 or No. 2,” the Big Ten said in a statement. “A list of those scenarios can be found here.”

In the list of scenarios provided by the Big Ten, ten are provided. All of them result in Oregon playing in the championship game while the opponent is not yet known. Three teams are still alive, two of which will face off against each other Saturday.

Indiana and Ohio State will battle from Columbus on Big Noon Kickoff before wrapping up the season with Purdue and Michigan, respectfully. Penn State is still alive to get to Lucas Oil Stadium as well, facing Minnesota and Maryland over the next two weeks.

More on Oregon, impressive first season in Big Ten

Making the move over from the Pac-12 has been seamless for Oregon. A perfect 11-0 record is even more impressive when looking at the consecutive amount of conference games they have played. Eight straight weeks, eight Big Ten foes. A tough run for any team and coming out undefeated is all the more impressive.

Opponents are averaging 13.9 points per game in conference play, while Oregon is putting up 32.9 points. Saturday’s game against Wisconsin was just the second time all season the Ducks did not break 30. The season opener against Idaho was the other.

Lanning is likely looking for revenge against Washington after dropping two games to the hated Huskies last season. But bigger-picture goals are alive and well for Oregon. A spot in the Big Ten Championship Game is already clinched and the College Football Playoff might unofficially be locked up too, no matter the result in Indianapolis.