Just like every other conference now plays and why Florida passed by Michigan. Because the Big 10 does not play a championship game is no reason to penalize Florida. A big 10 championship game would have given Michigan their bitch and cry fans what they wanted, a rematch. But in my mind, the michigan/ohio state game was rarely in doubt, michigan scored late and ohio state controlled them all day. I never really felt like Michigan was in a position to win the game, ever.
Quit bitching michigan fans, its your own conference's fault for not doing as the rest of the conferences do, a championship game.