Standings
Here are the current Big Ten standings:
| Team |
Big Ten |
Overall |
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Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
|
| Ohio State |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
19 |
3 |
0.864 |
| Michigan State |
6 |
2 |
0.750 |
17 |
4 |
0.810 |
| Wisconsin |
6 |
3 |
0.667 |
17 |
5 |
0.773 |
| Michigan |
6 |
3 |
0.667 |
16 |
6 |
0.727 |
| Purdue |
5 |
4 |
0.556 |
15 |
7 |
0.682 |
| Indiana |
5 |
5 |
0.500 |
17 |
5 |
0.773 |
| Illinois |
4 |
4 |
0.500 |
15 |
6 |
0.714 |
| Minnesota |
4 |
5 |
0.444 |
16 |
6 |
0.727 |
| Nebraska |
3 |
6 |
0.333 |
11 |
9 |
0.550 |
| Iowa |
3 |
6 |
0.333 |
11 |
11 |
0.500 |
| Northwestern |
2 |
6 |
0.250 |
12 |
8 |
0.600 |
| Penn State |
2 |
7 |
0.222 |
10 |
12 |
0.455 |
Results
Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #5):
Tuesday (01/24/2012)
Michigan won at Purdue, 66-64
Wednesday (01/25/2012)
Penn State lost at Ohio State, 78-54
Minnesota lost at Michigan State, 68-52
Thursday (01/26/2012)
Indiana lost at Wisconsin, 57-50
Nebraska won at Iowa, 79-73
Saturday (01/28/2012)
Illinois lost at Minnesota, 77-72 (overtime)
Purdue won at Northwestern, 58-56
Sunday (01/22/2012)
Michigan lost at Ohio State, 64-49
Iowa lost at Indiana, 103-89
The home teams did pretty well this week, going 6-3. There were a couple surprises:
- Nebraska won at Iowa on Thursday. This was their first road win in the Big Ten.
- Illinois lost at Minnesota on Saturday. This is the same Illinois team that was ranked a couple weeks ago. It’s tough to win on the road in the Big Ten.
The Upcoming Week
Here are the games scheduled for the upcoming week (Week #6):
Tuesday (01/31/2012)
Michigan State at Illinois
Wisconsin at Penn State
Wednesday (02/01/2012)
Indiana at Michigan
Minnesota at Iowa
Thursday (02/02/2012)
Nebraska at Northwestern
Saturday (02/04/2012)
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Indiana at Purdue
Penn State at Iowa
Sunday (02/05/2012)
Michigan at Michigan State
Minnesota at Nebraska
Northwestern at Illinois
There are several big games this week:
- Michigan State at Illinois on Tuesday. Illinois has to win this one to stay in the race for the title.
- Indiana at Michigan on Wednesday. This is another battle to stay near the top of the standings.
- Ohio State at Wisconsin on Saturday. OSU is in 1st place, but it’s tough to win in Madison.
- Michigan at Michigan State on Sunday. Michigan and Michigan State both have tough 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: 4-4 |
Minnesota (H)Northwestern (A)
Nebraska (H) Ohio State (H) |
Purdue (A)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: 3-1 |
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Away: 1-3 |
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| Indiana |
Total: 5-5 |
Ohio State (H)Michigan (H)
Penn State (A) Penn State (H) Iowa (H) |
Michigan State (A)Minnesota (H)
Ohio State (A) Nebraska (A) Wisconsin (A) |
Michigan (A)Purdue (A)
Illinois (H) Northwestern (H) Iowa (A) Minnesota (A) Michigan State (H) Purdue (H) |
|
Home: 4-1 |
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Away: 1-4 |
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| Iowa |
Total: 3-6 |
Wisconsin (A)Minnesota (A)
Michigan (H) |
Purdue (H)Ohio State (H)
Michigan State (A) 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: 1-3 |
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Away: 2-3 |
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| Michigan |
Total: 6-3 |
Penn State (H)Minnesota (H)
Wisconsin (H) Northwestern (H) Michigan State (H) Purdue (A) |
Indiana (A)Iowa (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) |
|
Home: 5-0 |
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Away:
1-3 |
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| Michigan State |
Total: 6-2 |
Indiana (H)Nebraska (A)
Wisconsin (A) Iowa (H) Purdue (H) Minnesota (H) |
Northwestern (A)Michigan (A) | Illinois (A)Michigan (H)
Penn State (H) Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) Purdue (A) Minnesota (A) Nebraska (H) Indiana (A) Ohio State (H) |
|
Home: 4-0 |
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Away: 2-2 |
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| Minnesota |
Total: 4-5 |
Indiana (A)Penn State (A)
Northwestern (H) Illinois (H) |
Illinois (A)Michigan (A)
Iowa (H) Purdue (H) Michigan State (A) |
Iowa (A)Nebraska (A)
Wisconsin (H) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Michigan State (H) Indiana (H) Wisconsin (A) Nebraska (H) |
|
Home: 2-2 |
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Away: 2-3 |
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| Nebraska |
Total: 3-6 |
Penn State (H)Indiana (H)
Iowa (A) |
Wisconsin (H)Michigan State (H)
Ohio State (A) Illinois (A) Wisconsin (A) Ohio State (H) |
Northwestern (A)Minnesota (H)
Michigan (H) Penn State (A) Illinois (H) Purdue (A) Michigan State (A) Iowa (H) Minnesota (A) |
|
Home: 2-3 |
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Away: 1-3 |
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| Northwestern |
Total: 2-6 |
Penn State (H)Michigan State (H) | Ohio State (A)Illinois (H)
Michigan (A) 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: 2-2 |
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Away: 0-4 |
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| Ohio State |
Total: 7-2 |
Northwestern (H)Nebraska (H)
Iowa (A) Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) Penn State (H) Michigan (H) |
Indiana (A)Illinois (A) | Wisconsin (A)Purdue (H)
Michigan State (H) Minnesota (A) Michigan (A) Illinois (H) Wisconsin (H) Northwestern (A) Michigan State (A) |
|
Home: 5-0 |
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Away: 2-2 |
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| Penn State |
Total: 2-7 |
Purdue (H)Illinois (H) | Michigan (A)Northwestern (A)
Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) Minnesota (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) |
|
Home: 2-2 |
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Away: 0-5 |
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| Purdue |
Total: 5-4 |
Iowa (A)Illinois (H)
Minnesota (A) Iowa (H) Northwestern (A) |
Penn State (A)Wisconsin (H)
Michigan State (A) Michigan (H) |
Indiana (H)Ohio State (A)
Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) Michigan State (H) Nebraska (H) Michigan (A) Penn State (H) Indiana (A) |
|
Home: 2-2 |
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Away: 3-2 |
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| Wisconsin |
Total: 6-3 |
Nebraska (A)Purdue (A)
Nebraska (H) Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) Indiana (H) |
Iowa (H)Michigan State (H)
Michigan (A) |
Penn State (A)Ohio State (H)
Minnesota (A) Michigan State (A) Penn State (H) Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) Minnesota (H) Illinois (H) |
|
Home: 3-2 |
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Away: 3-1 |
