Some of the nation's power conferences will be defined by parity this fall. The Big Ten likely won't be one of them. Ohio State, coming off a sanction-shortened undefeated campaign in coach Urban Meyer's debut season, is the overwhelming favorite to reach Pasadena -- either on Jan. 1 or Jan. 6. Only a couple of teams have enough overall talent to challenge the Buckeyes, archrival Michigan chief among them.