Standings
Here are the current Big Ten standings, after Week #4:
| Team (AP Rank) | Big Ten | Overall | ||||
Wins | Losses | Percent | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
| Michigan (#2) | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 19 | 1 | 0.950 |
| Indiana (#7) | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 |
| Michigan State (#13) | 6 | 2 | 0.750 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 |
| Ohio State (#14) | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 15 | 4 | 0.789 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 |
| Purdue | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 11 | 9 | 0.550 |
| Minnesota (#12) | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 15 | 5 | 0.750 |
| Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 12 | 9 | 0.571 |
| Illinois | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 15 | 6 | 0.714 |
| Iowa | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 6 | 0.250 | 11 | 10 | 0.524 |
| Penn State | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 |
Results
Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #4):
Tuesday (01/22/2013)
Iowa lost at Ohio State, 72-63
Michigan State won at Wisconsin, 49-47
Illinois won at Nebraska, 71-51
Wednesday (01/23/2013)
Penn State lost at Indiana, 72-49
Minnesota lost at Northwestern, 55-48
Thursday (01/24/2013)
Purdue lost at Michigan, 68-53
Saturday (01/26/2013)
Ohio State won at Penn State, 65-51
Minnesota lost at Wisconsin, 45-44
Northwestern lost at Nebraska, 64-49
Sunday (01/27/2013)
Michigan State lost at Indiana, 75-70
Iowa lost at Purdue, 65-62 (OT)
Michigan won at Illinois, 74-60
The home teams did pretty well this week, going 8-4. There were just a couple surprises this week:
- Minnesota lost at Northwestern on Wednesday. Minnesota is ranked, and Northwestern is struggling, but it’s tough to win on the road in the Big Ten.
- Northwestern lost at Nebraska on Saturday. Northwestern just beat Minnesota, then they lose to Nebraska?
The Upcoming Week
Here are the games scheduled for the upcoming week (Week #5):
Tuesday (01/29/2013)
Wisconsin at Ohio State
Nebraska at Minnesota
Wednesday (01/30/2013)
Northwestern at Michigan
Indiana at Purdue
Thursday (01/31/2013)
Illinois at Michigan State
Penn State at Iowa
Saturday (02/02/2013)
Purdue at Northwestern
Ohio State at Nebraska
Michigan at Indiana
Sunday (02/03/2013)
Iowa at Minnesota
Wisconsin at Illinois
There are two big games this week:
- Wisconsin at Ohio State on Tuesday. Somebody’s getting their 3rd loss.
- Michigan at Indiana on Saturday. This one could be for 1st place.
Full Schedule
Here’s the entire Big Ten schedule, with the teams in alphabetical order. I’ll include this table every week, with the wins and losses filled in:
| Team | Record | Wins | Losses | Remaining Games |
| Illinois | Total: 2-5 | Ohio State (H) Nebraska (A) | Purdue (A) Minnesota (H) Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (H) Michigan (H) | Michigan State (A) Wisconsin (H) Indiana (H) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (H) Michigan (A) Nebraska (H) Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) |
Home: 1-3 | ||||
Away: 1-2 | ||||
| Indiana | Total: 6-1 | Iowa (A) Penn State (A) Minnesota (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (H) Michigan State (H) | Wisconsin (H) | Purdue (A) Michigan (H) Illinois (A) Ohio State (A) Nebraska (H) Purdue (H) Michigan State (A) Minnesota (A) Iowa (H) Ohio State (H) Michigan (A) |
Home: 3-1 | ||||
Away: 3-0 | ||||
| Iowa | Total: 2-5 | Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (H) | Indiana (H) Michigan (A) Michigan State (H) Ohio State (A) Purdue (A) | Penn State (H) Minnesota (A) Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (H) Penn State (A) Minnesota (H) Nebraska (A) Purdue (H) Indiana (A) Illinois (H) Nebraska (H) |
Home: 1-2 | ||||
Away: 1-3 | ||||
| Michigan | Total: 6-1 | Northwestern (A) Iowa (H) Nebraska (H) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) Illinois (A) | Ohio State (A) | Northwestern (H) Indiana (A) Ohio State (H) Wisconsin (A) Michigan State (A) Penn State (H) Illinois (H) Penn State (A) Michigan State (H) Purdue (A) Indiana (H) |
Home: 3-0 | ||||
Away: 3-1 | ||||
| Michigan State | Total: 6-2 | Purdue (H) Iowa (A) Nebraska (H) Penn State (A) Ohio State (H) Wisconsin (A) | Minnesota (A) Indiana (A) | Illinois (H) Minnesota (H) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) Nebraska (A) Indiana (H) Ohio State (A) Michigan (A) Wisconsin (H) Northwestern (H) |
Home: 3-0 | ||||
Away: 3-2 | ||||
| Minnesota | Total: 3-4 | Michigan State (H) Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) | Indiana (A) Michigan (H) Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (A) | Nebraska (H) Iowa (H) Michigan State (A) Illinois (H) Wisconsin (H) Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) Indiana (H) Penn State (H) Nebraska (A) Purdue (A) |
Home: 2-1 | ||||
Away: 1-3 | ||||
| Nebraska | Total: 2-6 | Penn State (A) Northwestern (H) | Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) Michigan (A) Michigan State (A) Purdue (H) Illinois (H) | Minnesota (A) Ohio State (H) Penn State (H) Indiana (A) Michigan State (H) Iowa (H) Wisconsin (A) Illinois (A) Minnesota (H) Iowa (A) |
Home: 1-3 | ||||
Away: 1-3 | ||||
| Northwestern | Total: 3-5 | Penn State (A) Illinois (A) Minnesota (H) | Michigan (H) Minnesota (A) Iowa (H) Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) | Michigan (A) Purdue (H) Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) Illinois (H) Wisconsin (H) Purdue (A) Ohio State (H) Penn State (H) Michigan State (A) |
Home: 1-3 | ||||
Away: 2-2 | ||||
| Ohio State | Total: 5-2 | Nebraska (H) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) Iowa (H) Penn State (A) | Illinois (A) Michigan State (A) | Wisconsin (H) Nebraska (A) Michigan (A) Indiana (H) Northwestern (H) Wisconsin (A) Minnesota (H) Michigan State (H) Northwestern (A) Indiana (A) Illinois (H) |
Home: 3-0 | ||||
Away: 2-2 | ||||
| Penn State | Total: 0-8 | Wisconsin (A) Indiana (H) Northwestern (H) Purdue (A) Michigan State (H) Nebraska (H) Indiana (A) Ohio State (H) | Iowa (A) Purdue (H) Nebraska (A) Iowa (H) Michigan (A) Illinois (A) Michigan (H) Minnesota (A) Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (H) | |
Home: 0-5 | ||||
Away: 0-3 | ||||
| Purdue | Total: 4-3 | Illinois (H) Penn State (H) Nebraska (A) Iowa (H) | Michigan State (A) Ohio State (H) Michigan (A) | Indiana (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (A) Michigan State (H) Illinois (A) Indiana (A) Northwestern (H) Iowa (A) Wisconsin (A) Michigan (H) Minnesota (H) |
Home: 3-1 | ||||
Away: 1-2 | ||||
| Wisconsin | Total: 5-2 | Penn State (H) Nebraska (A) Illinois (H) Indiana (A) Minnesota (H) | Iowa (A) Michigan State (H) | Ohio State (A) Illinois (A) Iowa (H) Michigan (H) Minnesota (A) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Nebraska (H) Purdue (H) Michigan State (A) Penn State (A) |
Home: 3-1 | ||||
Away: 2-1 | ||||