81.   A victory over either team would give the Cardinal the conference title outright.

82.   Both teams won their first conference titles this year.

83.   Boyd has his conference title, but it came at the expense of the Hoosiers.

84.   But consecutive humbling losses to Purdue and Wisconsin have knocked Michigan State all but out of the national and conference title hunts.

85.   But the Huskers did not win an NCAA tournament game and did not win a regular-season conference title.

86.   Even if the Ducks lose this weekend, they still could win the conference title by beating Oregon State.

87.   He had another AFC East crown, a conference title and a Super Bowl trip in mind for his third season with the team.

88.   He survived a sexual harassment scandal to lead the Crimson Tide to a conference title last season, but watched the team collapse this year.

89.   History says, however, that when the Giants get this close to the conference title, they close the deal.

90.   If Louisville beats Texas Christian next Friday, it will win the conference title outright and head to Memphis, Tennessee for the final.