Rich Barnes-US PRESSWIRE
Although they will be denied a bowl game, the Penn State Nittany Lions had a season to be proud of in 2012.
The Penn State football team capped off its surprising season with a 24-21 overtime win over Wisconsin Saturday to earn the second-best record in the Big Ten Leaders division.
But with Ohio State and Penn State both on suspensions, the third-place Wisconsin Badgers will get the chance to participate in the Big Ten championship against Nebraska on Dec. 1.
Penn State was just one of four schools with six or more conference wins on the season. Their 8-4 record was only one win shy what the 2011 Nittany Lions put up last year.
Below are the complete Big Ten standings heading into the conference championship game next Saturday:


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