Happy New Year!
The Big Ten season started last week, and there were some surprising results.
Standings
Here are the current Big Ten standings:
| Team |
Big Ten |
Overall |
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Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
|
| Michigan State |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
13 |
2 |
0.867 |
| Michigan |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
12 |
2 |
0.857 |
| Purdue |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
12 |
3 |
0.800 |
| Indiana |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
13 |
1 |
0.929 |
| Ohio State |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
13 |
2 |
0.867 |
| Illinois |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
12 |
3 |
0.800 |
| Wisconsin |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
12 |
3 |
0.800 |
| Northwestern |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
11 |
3 |
0.786 |
| Iowa |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
9 |
6 |
0.600 |
| Minnesota |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
12 |
3 |
0.800 |
| Nebraska |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
8 |
5 |
0.615 |
| Penn State |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
8 |
7 |
0.533 |
Results
Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #1):
Tuesday (12/27/2011)
Minnesota lost at Illinois, 81-72 (2 overtimes)
Wisconsin won at Nebraska, 64-40
Wednesday (12/28/2011)
Northwestern lost at Ohio State, 87-54
Indiana lost at Michigan State, 80-65
Purdue won at Iowa, 79-76
Thursday (12/29/2011)
Penn State lost at Michigan, 71-53
Saturday (12/31/2011)
Iowa won at Wisconsin, 72-65
Michigan State won at Nebraska, 68-55
Illinois lost at Purdue, 75-60
Ohio State lost at Indiana, 74-70
Sunday (01/01/2012)
Minnesota lost at Michigan, 61-56
Penn State lost at Northwestern, 68-56
The home teams did pretty well this week, going 8-4. There were a couple surprises:
- Minnesota took Illinois into 2 overtimes on Tuesday in Champaign, before finally losing.
- Iowa beat Wisconsin in Madison on Saturday. Wisconsin rarely loses at home, and Iowa isn’t expected to be a contender this season, so this was one of the most surprising results in many years.
- Indiana beat Ohio State in Bloomington on Saturday. Indiana is expected to do well this season, but not this well.
The Upcoming Week
Here are the games scheduled for the upcoming week (Week #2):
Tuesday (01/03/2012)
Nebraska at Ohio State
Michigan State at Wisconsin
Wednesday (01/04/2012)
Illinois at Northwestern
Iowa at Minnesota
Thursday (01/05/2012)
Purdue at Penn State
Michigan at Indiana
Saturday (01/07/2012)
Nebraska at Illinois
Ohio State at Iowa
Sunday (01/08/2012)
Wisconsin at Michigan
Indiana at Penn State
Purdue at Minnesota
There are several big games this week:
- Michigan State at Wisconsin on Tuesday.
- Michigan at Indiana on Thursday.
- Wisconsin at Michigan on Sunday. Michigan and Wisconsin both have brutal schedules this week.
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: 1-1 |
Minnesota (H) | Purdue (A) | Northwestern (A)Nebraska (H)Ohio State (H)
Penn State (A) Wisconsin (H) Minnesota (A) Michigan State (H) Northwestern (H) Indiana (A) Michigan (A) Purdue (H) Nebraska (A) Ohio State (A) Iowa (H) Michigan (H) Wisconsin (A) |
|
Home: 1-0 |
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Away: 0-1 |
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| Indiana |
Total: 1-1 |
Ohio State (H) | Michigan State (A) | Michigan (H)Penn State (A)Minnesota (H)
Ohio State (A) Nebraska (A) Penn State (H) Wisconsin (A) Iowa (H) Michigan (A) Purdue (A) Illinois (H) Northwestern (H) Iowa (A) Minnesota (A) Michigan State (H) Purdue (H) |
|
Home:1-0 |
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Away: 0-1 |
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| Iowa |
Total: 1-1 |
Wisconsin (A) | Purdue (H) | Minnesota (A)Ohio State (H)Michigan State (A)
Michigan (H) Purdue (A) Nebraska (H) Indiana (A) Minnesota (H) Penn State (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (A) Indiana (H) Wisconsin (H) Illinois (A) Nebraska (A) Northwestern (H) |
|
Home: 0-1 |
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|
Away: 1-0 |
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| Michigan |
Total: 2-0 |
Penn State (H)Minnesota (H) | Indiana (A)Wisconsin (H)Northwestern (H)
Iowa (A) Michigan State (H) Purdue (A) Ohio State (A) Indiana (H) Michigan State (A) Nebraska (A) Illinois (H) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Purdue (H) Illinois (A) Penn State (A) |
|
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Home: 2-0 |
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Away: 0-0 |
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| Michigan State |
Total: 2-0 |
Indiana (H)Nebraska (A) | Wisconsin (A)Iowa (H)Northwestern (A)
Michigan (A) Purdue (H) Minnesota (H) Illinois (A) Michigan (H) Penn State (H) Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) Purdue (A) Minnesota (A) Nebraska (H) Indiana (A) Ohio State (H) |
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Home: 1-0 |
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Away: 1-0 |
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| Minnesota |
Total: 0-2 |
Illinois (A)Michigan (A) | Iowa (H)Purdue (H)Indiana (A)
Penn State (A) Northwestern (H) Michigan State (A) Illinois (H) Iowa (A) Nebraska (A) Wisconsin (H) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Michigan State (H) Indiana (H) Wisconsin (A) Nebraska (H) |
|
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Home: 0-0 |
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Away: 0-2 |
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| Nebraska |
Total: 0-2 |
Wisconsin (H)Michigan State (H) | Ohio State (A)Illinois (A)Penn State (H)
Wisconsin (A) Indiana (H) Ohio State (H) Iowa (A) Northwestern (A) Minnesota (H) Michigan (H) Penn State (A) Illinois (H) Purdue (A) Michigan State (A) Iowa (H) Minnesota (A) |
|
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Home: 0-2 |
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Away: 0-0 |
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| Northwestern |
Total: 1-1 |
Penn State (H) | Ohio State (A) | Illinois (H)Michigan (A)Michigan State (H)
Wisconsin (A) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) Nebraska (H) Illinois (A) Iowa (H) Purdue (A) Indiana (A) Minnesota (H) Michigan (H) Penn State (A) Ohio State (H) Iowa (A) |
|
Home: 1-0 |
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Away: 0-1 |
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| Ohio State |
Total: 1-1 |
Northwestern (H) | Indiana (A) | Nebraska (H)Iowa (A)Illinois (A)
Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) Penn State (H) Michigan (H) Wisconsin (A) Purdue (H) Michigan State (H) Minnesota (A) Michigan (A) Illinois (H) Wisconsin (H) Northwestern (A) Michigan State (A) |
|
Home: 1-0 |
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Away: 0-1 |
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| Penn State |
Total: 0-2 |
Michigan (A)Northwestern (A) | Purdue (H)Indiana (H)Nebraska (A)
Minnesota (H) Illinois (H) Indiana (A) Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) Iowa (A) Michigan State (A) Nebraska (H) Iowa (H) Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (H) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) |
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Home: 0-0 |
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Away: 0-2 |
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| Purdue |
Total: 2-0 |
Iowa (A)Illinois (H) | Penn State (A)Minnesota (A)Wisconsin (H)
Iowa (H) Michigan State (A) Michigan (H) Northwestern (A) Indiana (H) Ohio State (A) Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) Michigan State (H) Nebraska (H) Michigan (A) Penn State (H) Indiana (A) |
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Home: 1-0 |
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Away: 1-0 |
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| Wisconsin |
Total: 1-1 |
Nebraska (A) | Iowa (H) | Michigan State (H)Michigan (A)Purdue (A)
Nebraska (H) Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) Indiana (H) Penn State (A) Ohio State (H) Minnesota (A) Michigan State (A) Penn State (H) Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) Minnesota (H) Illinois (H) |
|
Home: 0-1 |
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Away: 1-0 |
