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Illinois upset No. 6 Wisconsin on Saturday in what is arguably the biggest upset of the 2019 college football season.James McCourt hit a 39-yard field goal as time expired to give the Illini (3-4) a potential program-building Justin Hollins Jersey win. The Badgers (6-1) suffered an unfortunate lo s that alters the Big Ten West and College Football Playoff race.Here are the ripple effects of Illinois' upset against Wisconsin:MORE: Ohio State-Wisconsin takes a hitOhio State-Wisconsin was supposed to be a battle of unbeatens at Ohio Stadium on Saturday: a top-10 showdown with maximum eyeballs on Jacob Harris Jersey the conference. Now, it becomes an elimination game for the Badgers. Auburn-LSU might be the bigger game now another example of the SEC upstaging the Big Ten as the second half of the season unfolds.Badgers fall to one-lo s crowdIt could become a subject of debate later in the season, but the Badgers have the worst defeat among the one-lo s Power 5 contenders, even worse than . The Badgers had three turnovers, and Jack Coan threw an interception at the worst time in the fourth quarter, allowing the Illini to mount their last-minute comeback.MORE: Win out, or squeezed out?If the Badgers win out which would probably require two wins against Ohio State then Wisconsin likely would be in the College Football Playoff. But that's no longer a sure thing. Not when you consider teams Jordan Fuller Jersey such as Oregon, whose only lo s came in the final minute to Auburn in the 2019 season-opener. Whether it's right or wrong, one-lo s Wisconsin might not get the same treatment as a one-lo s Ohio State team from the committee, and the Buckeyes have been left out despite winning the Big Ten championship the last two seasons. But Wisconsin must worry about the Big Ten West at this point.Minnesota feels greatMinnesota is now the lone unbeaten team in the Big Ten West, and the Gophers have a good shot Allen Robinson Jersey of getting to November with a perfect 8-0 record before a stretch that includes Penn State, Iowa, Northwestern and Wisconsin. There's more than a good chance the season finale between the Badgers and Gophers in Minneapolis will determine the division winner. Remember, Minnesota won that game 37-15 last year.MORE: Who can challenge Ohio State now?If Ohio State wins out (and that looks like the most likely scenario) then the Big Ten will have a Playoff team for the first time since 2016. The Buckeyes can still bank on showdowns against ranked Wisconsin, Penn State and potentially Michigan before the Big Ten championship game. In the short term, however, the conference's two best Playoff contenders are the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions, which improved to 7-0 with a 28-21 victory Johnny Mundt Jersey against Michigan.