Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — Conference realignment has done more harm than good for college football and it’s easy to lament what has been lost in the name of chasing dollars. Then Week 4 of the season rolls around and the schedule is highlighted by No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma in the Sooners’ first Southeastern Conference game and No. 11 Southern California visiting No. 18 Michigan in USC’s Big Ten debut. Yes, those matchups were created by greed, but they are pretty tasty. That’s how they get you.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Setting the 12-team bracket for the expanded college football playoff won't be the same as ranking the top 12 teams. That could be a shocker for some fans and teams. The four-highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed the top four seeds and first-round byes. That makes it possible for the second-ranked team being no higher than the No. 5 seed. And it could mean some teams ranked in the top 12 getting left out of the 12-team playoff. The CFP does its first weekly top 25 ranking November 5. The playoff bracket will be revealed Dec. 8.