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No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana are closing in on a historic matchup in Indianapolis.

If the Buckeyes and Hoosiers win this week against rivals Michigan and Purdue — and in Ohio State’s case, that has been a big if lately — both would bring undefeated overall records into the Big Ten title game. That never has happened since the conference began playing a championship game in 2011.

In fact, only three times since Michigan State’s arrival pushed the conference to 10 teams in 1953 has the Big Ten finished its regular season with more than one unbeaten team in conference play. In 2013, Michigan State won the Legends Division at 8-0, and Ohio State won the Leaders Division with the same record. The Spartans beat the Buckeyes in the title game

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