Standings
Here are the current Big Ten standings, after Week #9:
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Team (AP Rank) |
Big Ten |
Overall |
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Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
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| Indiana (#1) |
13 |
3 |
0.813 |
25 |
4 |
0.862 |
| Michigan (#4) |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
24 |
5 |
0.828 |
| Michigan State (#9) |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
22 |
7 |
0.759 |
| Ohio State (#16) |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
21 |
7 |
0.750 |
| Wisconsin (#17) |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
20 |
9 |
0.690 |
| Illinois |
8 |
8 |
0.500 |
21 |
9 |
0.700 |
| Minnesota |
8 |
8 |
0.500 |
20 |
9 |
0.690 |
| Iowa |
7 |
9 |
0.438 |
18 |
11 |
0.621 |
| Purdue |
7 |
9 |
0.438 |
14 |
15 |
0.483 |
| Nebraska |
4 |
12 |
0.250 |
13 |
16 |
0.448 |
| Northwestern |
4 |
12 |
0.250 |
13 |
16 |
0.448 |
| Penn State |
1 |
15 |
0.063 |
9 |
19 |
0.321 |
With one week left in the regular season, Indiana has clinched at least a share of the title. One more win and they clinch it outright. However, they have two tough games this week (Ohio State (H) and Michigan (A)), so a tie is still possible.
Results
Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #9):
Tuesday (02/26/2013)
Indiana lost at Minnesota, 77-73
Nebraska lost at Wisconsin, 77-46
Wednesday (02/27/2013)
Michigan lost at Penn State, 84-78
Purdue lost at Iowa, 58-48
Thursday (02/28/2013)
Ohio State won at Northwestern, 63-53
Saturday (03/02/2013)
Penn State lost at Minnesota, 73-44
Nebraska lost at Illinois, 72-65
Iowa lost at Indiana, 73-60
Sunday (03/03/2013)
Purdue won at Wisconsin, 69-56
Michigan State lost at Michigan, 58-57
The home teams did very well this week, going 8-2. There were a few surprises this week:
- Indiana lost at Minnesota on Tuesday. Minnesota was ranked at one point, but no more. Indiana was ranked #1.
- Michigan lost at Penn State on Wednesday. This is the most surprising result of the season so far. Michigan was playing to stay in the title hunt, and Penn State was winless (0-14) in the Big Ten.
- Purdue won at Wisconsin on Sunday. Wisconsin is ranked, Purdue is not. Wisconsin is almost unbeatable at home. Go figure.
The Upcoming Week
Here are the games scheduled for the upcoming week (Week #10), the final week of the regular season:
Tuesday (03/05/2013)
Illinois at Iowa
Ohio State at Indiana
Wednesday (03/06/2013)
Michigan at Purdue
Minnesota at Nebraska
Thursday (03/07/2013)
Penn State at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Saturday (03/09/2013)
Minnesota at Purdue
Nebraska at Iowa
Sunday (03/10/2013)
Wisconsin at Penn State
Illinois at Ohio State
Indiana at Michigan
Northwestern at Michigan State
There are three big games this week:
- Ohio State at Indiana on Tuesday. If Indiana wins this game, they clinch the title.
- Wisconsin at Michigan State on Thursday. The loser drops out of the title race.
- Indiana at Michigan on Sunday. If Indiana loses to Ohio State on Tuesday, this game will decide whether Indiana wins the title outright or ties with one or more other teams.
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: 8-8 |
Ohio State (H) Nebraska (A) Indiana (H) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (H) Nebraska (H) |
Purdue (A) Minnesota (H) Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (H) Michigan (H) Michigan State (A) Wisconsin (H) Michigan (A) |
Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) |
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Home: 5-4 |
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Away: 3-4 |
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| Indiana |
Total: 13-3 |
Iowa (A) Penn State (A) Minnesota (H) Northwestern (A) Penn State (H) Michigan State (H) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) Ohio State (A) Nebraska (H) Purdue (H) Michigan State (A) Iowa (H) |
Wisconsin (H) Illinois (A) Minnesota (A) |
Ohio State (H) Michigan (A) |
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Home: 7-1 |
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Away: 6-2 |
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| Iowa |
Total: 7-9 |
Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (H) Penn State (H) Northwestern (H) Penn State (A) Minnesota (H) Purdue (H) |
Indiana (H) Michigan (A) Michigan State (H) Ohio State (A) Purdue (A) Minnesota (A) Wisconsin (A) Nebraska (A) Indiana (A) |
Illinois (H) Nebraska (H) |
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Home: 5-2 |
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Away: 2-7 |
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| Michigan |
Total: 11-5 |
Northwestern (A) Iowa (H) Nebraska (H) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) Illinois (A) Northwestern (H) Ohio State (H) Penn State (H) Illinois (H) Michigan State (H) |
Ohio State (A) Indiana (A) Wisconsin (A) Michigan State (A) Penn State (A) |
Purdue (A) Indiana (H) |
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Home: 8-0 |
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Away: 3-5 |
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| Michigan State |
Total: 11-5 |
Purdue (H) Iowa (A) Nebraska (H) Penn State (A) Ohio State (H) Wisconsin (A) Illinois (H) Minnesota (H) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) Nebraska (A) |
Minnesota (A) Indiana (A) Indiana (H) Ohio State (A) Michigan (A) |
Wisconsin (H) Northwestern (H) |
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Home: 6-1 |
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Away: 5-4 |
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| Minnesota |
Total: 8-8 |
Michigan State (H) Northwestern (H) Illinois (A) Nebraska (H) Iowa (H) Wisconsin (H) Indiana (H) Penn State (H) |
Indiana (A) Michigan (H) Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (A) Michigan State (A) Illinois (H) Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) |
Nebraska (A) Purdue (A) |
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Home: 7-2 |
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Away: 1-6 |
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| Nebraska |
Total: 4-12 |
Penn State (A) Northwestern (H) Penn State (H) Iowa (H) |
Ohio State (A) Wisconsin (H) Michigan (A) Michigan State (A) Purdue (H) Illinois (H) Minnesota (A) Ohio State (H) Indiana (A) Michigan State (H) Wisconsin (A) Illinois (A) |
Minnesota (H) Iowa (A) |
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Home: 3-5 |
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Away: 1-7 |
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| Northwestern |
Total: 4-12 |
Penn State (A) Illinois (A) Minnesota (H) Purdue (H) |
Michigan (H) Minnesota (A) Iowa (H) Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) Michigan (A) Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) Illinois (H) Wisconsin (H) Purdue (A) Ohio State (H) |
Penn State (H) Michigan State (A) |
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Home: 2-6 |
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Away: 2-6 |
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| Ohio State |
Total: 11-5 |
Nebraska (H) Purdue (A) Michigan (H) Iowa (H) Penn State (A) Wisconsin (H) Nebraska (A) Northwestern (H) Minnesota (H) Michigan State (H) Northwestern (A) |
Illinois (A) Michigan State (A) Michigan (A) Indiana (H) Wisconsin (A) |
Indiana (A) Illinois (H) |
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Home: 7-1 |
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Away: 4-4 |
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| Penn State |
Total: 1-15 |
Michigan (H) | 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) Minnesota (A) |
Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (H) |
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Home: 1-7 |
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Away: 0-8 |
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| Purdue |
Total: 7-9 |
Illinois (H) Penn State (H) Nebraska (A) Iowa (H) Penn State (A) Northwestern (H) Wisconsin (A) |
Michigan State (A) Ohio State (H) Michigan (A) Indiana (H) Northwestern (A) Michigan State (H) Illinois (A) Indiana (A) Iowa (A) |
Michigan (H) Minnesota (H) |
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Home: 4-3 |
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Away: 3-6 |
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| Wisconsin |
Total: 11-5 |
Penn State (H) Nebraska (A) Illinois (H) Indiana (A) Minnesota (H) Illinois (A) Iowa (H) Michigan (H) Ohio State (H) Northwestern (A) Nebraska (H) |
Iowa (A) Michigan State (H) Ohio State (A) Minnesota (A) Purdue (H) |
Michigan State (A) Penn State (A) |
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Home: 7-2 |
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Away: 4-3 |
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