The Big Ten season starts this week (tonight, in fact), before the New Year again. I still can’t get used to league games before the new year, but I guess it’s a permanent th
Standings
Oncagain, the Big Ten looks tough. As of this week, 6 of the 12 teams in the Big Ten are ranked: (#2) Michigan, (#5) Indiana, (#10) Ohio State, (#11) Minnesota, (#12) Illinois, and (#19) Michigan State.
Here are the current Big Ten standings, after almost all the non-conference games have been played:
| Team | Big Ten | Overall | ||||
Wins | Losses | Percent | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 1 | 0.929 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 11 | 2 | 0.846 |
| Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 11 | 2 | 0.846 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 2 | 0.833 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 |
| Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 8 | 4 | 0.667 |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 6 | 6 | 0.500 |
One Big Ten team still has one non-conference game left to play. On 01/19/2013, Purdue hosts West Virginia.
The Upcoming Week
Here are the games scheduled for the upcoming week (Week #1):
Monday (12/31/2012)
Michigan State at Minnesota
Indiana at Iowa
Wednesday (01/02/2013)
Nebraska at Ohio State
Illinois at Purdue
Thursday (01z03/2013)
Michigan at Northwestern
Penn State at Wisconsin
Saturday (01/05/2013)
Purdue at Michigan State
Ohio State at Illinois
Sunday (01/06/2013)
Iowa at Michigan
Northwestern at Minnesota
Wisconsin at Nebraska
There are two big games this week. It’s time to start separating the contenders from the pretenders:
- Michigan State at Minnesota on Monday.
- Ohio State at Illinois on Saturday.
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: 0-0 | Purdue (A)Ohio State (H) Minnesota (H) Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (H) Nebraska (A) 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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Indiana | Total: 0-0 | Iowa (A)Penn State (A) Minnesota (H) Wisconsin (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (H) Michigan State (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:0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Iowa | Total: 0-0 | Indiana (H)Michigan (A) Michigan State (H) Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Michigan | Total: 0-0 | Northwestern (A)Iowa (H) Nebraska (H) Ohio State (A) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) Illinois (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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Michigan State | Total: 0-0 | Minnesota (A)Purdue (H) Iowa (A) Nebraska (H) Penn State (A) Ohio State (H) Wisconsin (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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Minnesota | Total: 0-0 | 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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Nebraska | Total: 0-0 | Ohio State (A)Wisconsin (H) Michigan (A) Michigan State (A) Purdue (H) Penn State (A) Illinois (H) Northwestern (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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Northwestern | Total: 0-0 | Michigan (H)Minnesota (A) Penn State (A) Iowa (H) Illinois (A) Indiana (H) Minnesota (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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Ohio State | Total: 0-0 | Nebraska (H)Illinois (A) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) Michigan State (A) Iowa (H) Penn 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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Penn State | Total: 0-0 | 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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Purdue | Total: 0-0 | Illinois (H)Michigan State (A) Ohio State (H) Penn State (H) Nebraska (A) Michigan (A) Iowa (H) 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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 | ||||
| Wisconsin | Total: 0-0 | Penn State (H)Nebraska (A) Illinois (H) Indiana (A) Iowa (A) Michigan State (H) Minnesota (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: 0-0 | ||||
Away: 0-0 |
With this season’s schedule, each team will play 7 teams twice, and only 4 teams once. It’s interesting to see which teams each team gets to play only once:
| Team | Doesn’t Play |
| Illinois | Indiana (A)Iowa (H) Michigan State (H) Penn State (A) |
| Indiana | Illinois (H)Nebraska (A) Northwestern (H) Wisconsin (A) |
| Iowa | Illinois (A)Michigan (H) Michigan State (A) Ohio State (H) |
| Michigan | Iowa (A)Minnesota (H) Nebraska (A) Wisconsin (H) |
| Michigan State | Illinois (A)Iowa (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (H) |
| Minnesota | Michigan (A)Ohio State (H) Penn State (A) Purdue (H) |
| Nebraska | Indiana (H)Michigan (H) Northwestern (A) Purdue (A) |
| Northwestern | Indiana (A)Michigan State (H) Nebraska (H) Wisconsin (A) |
| Ohio State | Iowa (A)Minnesota (A) Penn State (H) Purdue (H) |
| Penn State | Illinois (H)Michigan State (A) Minnesota (H) Ohio State (A) |
| Purdue | Minnesota (A)Nebraska (H) Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) |
| Wisconsin | Indiana (H)Michigan (A) Northwestern (H) Purdue (A) |
This season, the big winners are Iowa and Penn State, since they both miss 4 games against contenders. The big losers are Michigan State and Ohio State, who both miss playing 3 lower-division opponents.
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