Standings
Here are the final Big Ten standings:
| Team | Big Ten | Overall | ||||
Wins | Losses | Percent | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
| #10 Ohio State | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 |
| #5 Michigan State | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 24 | 7 | 0.774 |
| #13 Michigan | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 |
| #14 Wisconsin | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 |
| #18 Indiana | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 24 | 7 | 0.774 |
| Purdue | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 20 | 11 | 0.645 |
| Northwestern | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 18 | 12 | 0.600 |
| Iowa | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 16 | 15 | 0.516 |
| Illinois | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 17 | 14 | 0.548 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 18 | 13 | 0.581 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 0.222 | 12 | 17 | 0.414 |
| Penn State | 4 | 14 | 0.222 | 12 | 19 | 0.387 |
There was a 3-way tie for the Big Ten regular season title, between Michigan State, Ohio State, and Michigan.
Results
Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #10):
Tuesday (02/28/2012)
Michigan State lost at Indiana, 70-55
Minnesota lost at Wisconsin, 52-45
Wednesday (02/29/2012)
Ohio State won at Northwestern, 75-73
Penn State lost at Purdue, 80-56
Iowa won at Nebraska, 62-53
Thursday (03/01/2012)
Michigan won at Illinois, 72-61
Saturday (03/03/2012)
Nebraska lost at Minnesota, 81-69
Northwestern won at Iowa, 70-66
Sunday (03/04/2012)
Ohio State won at Michigan State, 72-70
Michigan won at Penn State, 71-65
Illinois lost at Wisconsin, 70-56
Purdue lost at Indiana, 85-74
The home teams did pretty poorly this week, going 6-6. There were a couple surprises this week:
- Michigan State lost at Indiana on Tuesday. MSU had a chance to win the title outright.
- Ohio State won at Michigan State on Sunday. This caused a 3-way tie for the title.
The Upcoming Week
The regular season is over, and the Big Ten Tournament is this week. This is the first season with 12 teams, so the format is slightly different. The tournament is still 4 days long, and the first day is still used to get the number of teams down to 8, so there are 4 games on Thursday, with the top 4 teams getting a bye until Friday. Here’s the schedule:
Thursday (03/01/2012) – 1st Round
Game #01: (#8) Iowa vs. (#9) Illinois
Game #02: (#5) Indiana vs. (#12) Penn State
Game #03: (#7) Northwestern vs. (#10) Minnesota
Game #04: (#6) Purdue vs. (#11) Nebraska
Thursday (03/01/2012) – Quarterfinals
Game #05: (#1) Michigan State vs. Game #01 Winner
Game #06: (#4) Wisconsin vs. Game #02 Winner
Game #07: (#2) Michigan vs. Game #03 Winner
Game #08: (#3) Ohio State vs. Game #04 Winner
Saturday (03/03/2012) – Semifinals
Game #09: Game #05 Winner vs. Game #06 Winner
Game #10: Game #07 Winner vs. Game #08 Winner
Sunday (03/04/2012) – Championship
Game #11: Game #09 Winner vs. Game #10 Winner
Full Schedule
Here’s the final, entire Big Ten schedule, in alphabetical order, with the wins and losses filled in:
| Team | Record | Wins | Losses | Remaining Games |
| Illinois | Total: 6-12 | Minnesota (H)Northwestern (A) Nebraska (H) Ohio State (H) Michigan State (H) Iowa (H) | Purdue (A)Penn State (A) Wisconsin (H) Minnesota (A) Northwestern (H) Indiana (A) Michigan (A) Purdue (H) Nebraska (A) Ohio State (A) Michigan (H) Wisconsin (A) | |
Home: 5-4 | ||||
Away: 1-8 | ||||
| Indiana | Total: 11-7 | Ohio State (H)Michigan (H) Penn State (A) Penn State (H) Iowa (H) Purdue (A) Illinois (H) Northwestern (H) Minnesota (A) Michigan State (H) Purdue (H) | Michigan State (A)Minnesota (H) Ohio State (A) Nebraska (A) Wisconsin (A) Michigan (A) Iowa (A) | |
Home: 8-1 | ||||
Away: 3-6 | ||||
| Iowa | Total: 8-10 | Wisconsin (A)Minnesota (A) Michigan (H) Minnesota (H) Penn State (H) Indiana (H) Wisconsin (H) Nebraska (A) | Purdue (H)Ohio State (H) Michigan State (A) Purdue (A) Nebraska (H) Indiana (A) Northwestern (A) Penn State (A) Illinois (A) Northwestern (H) | |
Home: 5-4 | ||||
Away: 3-6 | ||||
| Michigan | Total: 13-5 | Penn State (H)Minnesota (H) Wisconsin (H) Northwestern (H) Michigan State (H) Purdue (A) Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) Illinois (H) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Illinois (A) Penn State (A) | Indiana (A)Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) Michigan State (A) Purdue (H) | |
Home: 8-1 | ||||
Away: 5-4 | ||||
| Michigan State | Total: 13-5 | Indiana (H)Nebraska (A) Wisconsin (A) Iowa (H) Purdue (H) Minnesota (H) Michigan (H) Penn State (H) Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) Purdue (A) Minnesota (A) Nebraska (H) | Northwestern (A)Michigan (A) Illinois (A) Indiana (A) Ohio State (H) | |
Home: 8-1 | ||||
Away: 5-4 | ||||
| Minnesota | Total: 6-12 | Indiana (A)Penn State (A) Northwestern (H) Illinois (H) Nebraska (A) Nebraska (H) | Illinois (A)Michigan (A) Iowa (H) Purdue (H) Michigan State (A) Iowa (A) Wisconsin (H) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Michigan State (H) Indiana (H) Wisconsin (A) | |
Home: 3-6 | ||||
Away: 3-6 | ||||
| Nebraska | Total: 4-14 | Penn State (H)Indiana (H) Iowa (A) Illinois (H) | Wisconsin (H)Michigan State (H) Ohio State (A) Illinois (A) Wisconsin (A) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Minnesota (H) Michigan (H) Penn State (A) Purdue (A) Michigan State (A) Iowa (H) Minnesota (A) | |
Home: 3-6 | ||||
Away: 1-8 | ||||
| Northwestern | Total: 8-10 | Penn State (H)Michigan State (H) Nebraska (H) Illinois (A) Iowa (H) Minnesota (H) Penn State (A) Iowa (A) | Ohio State (A)Illinois (H) Michigan (A) Wisconsin (A) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) Purdue (A) Indiana (A) Michigan (H) Ohio State (H) | |
Home: 5-4 | ||||
Away: 3-6 | ||||
| Ohio State | Total: 13-5 | Northwestern (H)Nebraska (H) Iowa (A) Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) Penn State (H) Michigan (H) Wisconsin (A) Purdue (H) Minnesota (A) Illinois (H) Northwestern (A) Michigan State (A) | Indiana (A)Illinois (A) Michigan State (H) Michigan (A) Wisconsin (H) | |
Home: 7-2 | ||||
Away: 6-3 | ||||
| Penn State | Total: 4-14 | Purdue (H)Illinois (H) Nebraska (H) Iowa (H) | Michigan (A)Northwestern (A) Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) Minnesota (H) Indiana (A) Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) Iowa (A) Michigan State (A) Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (H) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) | |
Home: 4-5 | ||||
Away: 0-9 | ||||
| Purdue | Total: 10-8 | Iowa (A)Illinois (H) Minnesota (A) Iowa (H) Northwestern (A) Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) Nebraska (H) Michigan (A) Penn State (H) | Penn State (A)Wisconsin (H) Michigan State (A) Michigan (H) Indiana (H) Ohio State (A) Michigan State (H) Indiana (A) | |
Home: 5-4 | ||||
Away: 5-4 | ||||
| Wisconsin | Total: 12-6 | Nebraska (A)Purdue (A) Nebraska (H) Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) Indiana (H) Penn State (A) Minnesota (A) Penn State (H) Ohio State (A) Minnesota (H) Illinois (H) | Iowa (H)Michigan State (H) Michigan (A) Ohio State (H) Michigan State (A) Iowa (A) | |
Home: 6-3 | ||||
Away: 6-3 |
Notes:
- No teams ended up undefeated at home. Indiana, Michigan, and Michigan State did the best, at 8-1.
- 3 teams ended up with losing records at home: Minnesota (3-6), Nebraska (3-6), and Penn State (4-5).
- Ohio State and Wisconsin did the best on the road (6-3).
- Only 1 team didn’t win a road game: Penn State (0-9).
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