Standings
Here are the current Big Ten standings, after Week #9:
| Team (AP Rank) |
Big Ten |
Overall |
Last 10 |
Streak |
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Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
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| Michigan (#16) |
13 |
3 |
0.813 |
21 |
7 |
0.750 |
7-3 |
W3 |
| Wisconsin (#14) |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
24 |
5 |
0.828 |
8-2 |
W7 |
| Michigan State (#18) |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
22 |
7 |
0.759 |
4-6 |
L2 |
| Iowa (#20) |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
20 |
9 |
0.690 |
5-5 |
W1 |
| Nebraska |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
17 |
11 |
0.607 |
8-2 |
W1 |
| Ohio State (#22) |
9 |
8 |
0.529 |
22 |
8 |
0.733 |
6-4 |
L2 |
| Indiana |
7 |
9 |
0.438 |
17 |
12 |
0.586 |
5-5 |
W2 |
| Minnesota |
7 |
10 |
0.412 |
18 |
12 |
0.600 |
3-7 |
L1 |
| Illinois |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
17 |
12 |
0.586 |
4-6 |
W3 |
| Purdue |
5 |
11 |
0.313 |
15 |
14 |
0.517 |
2-8 |
L4 |
| Penn State |
5 |
11 |
0.313 |
14 |
15 |
0.483 |
5-5 |
L1 |
| Northwestern |
5 |
11 |
0.313 |
12 |
17 |
0.414 |
3-7 |
L6 |
Results
Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #9):
Tuesday (02/25/2014)
Iowa lost at Minnesota, 95-89
Indiana lost at Wisconsin, 69-58
Wednesday (02/26/2014)
Michigan won at Purdue, 77-76 (overtime)
Nebraska lost at Illinois, 60-49
Thursday (02/27/2014)
Ohio State lost at Penn State, 65-63
Iowa lost at Indiana, 93-86
Saturday (03/01/2014)
Illinois won at Michigan State, 53-46
Northwestern lost at Nebraska, 54-47
Minnesota lost at Michigan, 66-56
Sunday (03/02/2014)
Ohio State lost at Indiana, 72-64
Wisconsin won at Penn State, 71-66
Purdue lost at Iowa, 83-76
The home teams did very well this week, going 9-3. There were 5 surprises this week:
- Iowa lost at Minnesota on Tuesday. Iowa stood an outside chance of tying for the Big Ten title, until they lost to a reeling Minnesota team.
- Ohio State lost at Penn State on Thursday. Ohio State is ranked, and Penn State is in last place. It’s tough to win on the road in the Big Ten.
- Iowa lost at Indiana on Thursday. Iowa is ranked, and Indiana is in the bottom half of the standings. It was a tough day for ranked Big Ten teams on the road.
- Illinois won at Michigan State on Saturday. MSU is ranked, and trying to win a share of the title. Illinois is in last place, but they managed to beat MSU in East Lansing.
- Ohio State lost at Indiana on Sunday. It was a rough week for Ohio State. They lost 2 road games to lower-division teams.
The Upcoming Week
Here are the games scheduled for the upcoming week (Week #10), the final week of the regular season:
Tuesday (03/04/2014)
Michigan at Illinois
Wednesday (03/05/2014)
Nebraska at Indiana
Purdue at Wisconsin
Thursday (03/06/2014)
Penn State at Northwestern
Iowa at Michigan State
Saturday (03/08/2014)
Northwestern at Purdue
Indiana at Michigan
Illinois at Iowa
Penn State at Minnesota
Sunday (03/09/2014)
Michigan State at Ohio State
Wisconsin at Nebraska
There are 2 big games this week:
- Iowa at Michigan State on Thursday – Iowa is fighting for a 1st round bye in the Big Ten Tournament.
- Michigan State at Ohio State – Another battle for position in the Big Ten tournament. MSU has a tough 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: 6-10 |
Indiana (H) Penn State (H) Penn State (A) Minnesota (A) Nebraska (H) Michigan State (A) |
Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (A) Purdue (H) Michigan State (H) Ohio State (A) Indiana (A) Iowa (H) Wisconsin (H) Nebraska (A) Ohio State (H) |
Michigan (H) Iowa (A) |
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Home: 3-5 |
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Away: 3-5 |
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| Indiana |
Total: 7-9 |
Penn State (A) Wisconsin (H) Illinois (H) Michigan (H) Northwestern (A) Iowa (H) Ohio State (H) |
Illinois (A) Michigan State (H) Northwestern (H) Michigan State (A) Nebraska (A) Minnesota (A) Penn State (H) Purdue (A) Wisconsin (A) |
Nebraska (H) Michigan (A) |
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Home: 5-3 |
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Away: 2-6 |
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| Iowa |
Total: 9-7 |
Nebraska (H) Northwestern (H) Ohio State (A) Minnesota (H) Northwestern (A) Illinois (A) Michigan (H) Penn State (A) Purdue (H) |
Wisconsin (A) Michigan (A) Michigan State (H) Ohio State (H) Wisconsin (H) Minnesota (A) Indiana (A) |
Michigan State (A) Illinois (H) |
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Home: 5-3 |
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Away: 4-4 |
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| Michigan |
Total: 13-3 |
Minnesota (A) Northwestern (H) Nebraska (A) Penn State (H) Wisconsin (A) Iowa (H) Michigan State (A) Purdue (H) Nebraska (H) Ohio State (A) Michigan State (H) Purdue (A) Minnesota (H) |
Indiana (A) Iowa (A) Wisconsin (H) |
Illinois (A) Indiana (H) |
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Home: 7-1 |
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Away: 6-2 |
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| Michigan State |
Total: 11-5 |
Penn State (A) Indiana (A) Ohio State (H) Minnesota (H) Northwestern (A) Illinois (A) Indiana (H) Iowa (A) Penn State (H) Northwestern (H) Purdue (A) |
Michigan (H) Wisconsin (A) Nebraska (H) Michigan (A) Illinois (H) |
Iowa (H) Ohio State (A) |
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Home: 5-3 |
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Away: 6-2 |
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| Minnesota |
Total: 7-10 |
Purdue (H) Penn State (A) Ohio State (H) Wisconsin (H) Indiana (H) Northwestern (A) Iowa (H) |
Michigan (H) Michigan State (A) Iowa (A) Nebraska (A) Northwestern (H) Purdue (A) Wisconsin (A) Illinois (H) Ohio State (A) Michigan (A) |
Penn State (H) |
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Home: 5-3 |
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Away: 2-7 |
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| Nebraska |
Total: 9-7 |
Ohio State (H) Minnesota (H) Indiana (H) Northwestern (A) Illinois (H) Michigan State (A) Penn State (H) Purdue (H) Northwestern (H) |
Iowa (A) Ohio State (A) Michigan (H) Purdue (A) Penn State (A) Michigan (A) Illinois (A) |
Indiana (A) Wisconsin (H) |
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Home: 7-1 |
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Away: 2-6 |
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| Northwestern |
Total: 5-11 |
Illinois (H) Indiana (A) Purdue (H) Wisconsin (A) Minnesota (A) |
Wisconsin (H) Michigan (A) Iowa (A) Michigan State (H) Iowa (H) Nebraska (H) Michigan State (A) Minnesota (H) Ohio State (A) Indiana (H) Nebraska (A) |
Penn State (H) Purdue (A) |
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Home: 2-6 |
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Away: 3-5 |
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| Ohio State |
Total: 9-8 |
Purdue (A) Nebraska (H) Illinois (H) Wisconsin (A) Iowa (A) Purdue (H) Illinois (A) Northwestern (H) Minnesota (H) |
Michigan State (A) Iowa (H) Minnesota (A) Nebraska (A) Penn State (H) Michigan (H) Penn State (A) Indiana (A) |
Michigan State (H) |
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Home: 5-3 |
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Away: 4-5 |
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| Penn State |
Total: 5-11 |
Nebraska (H) Ohio State (A) Purdue (H) Indiana (A) Ohio State (H) |
Michigan State (H) Illinois (A) Minnesota (H) Indiana (H) Michigan (A) Purdue (A) Michigan State (A) Illinois (H) Iowa (H) Nebraska (A) Wisconsin (H) |
Northwestern (A) Minnesota (A) |
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Home: 3-6 |
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Away: 2-5 |
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| Purdue |
Total: 5-11 |
Nebraska (H) Illinois (A) Penn State (H) Minnesota (H) Indiana (H) |
Ohio State (H) Minnesota (A) Northwestern (A) Wisconsin (H) Michigan (A) Penn State (A) Ohio State (A) Michigan State (H) Nebraska (A) Michigan (H) Iowa (A) |
Wisconsin (A) Northwestern (H) |
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Home: 4-4 |
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Away: 1-7 |
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| Wisconsin |
Total: 11-5 |
Northwestern (A) Iowa (H) Illinois (H) Purdue (A) Illinois (A) Michigan State (H) Minnesota (H) Michigan (A) Iowa (A) Indiana (H) Penn State (A) |
Indiana (A) Michigan (H) Minnesota (A) Northwestern (H) Ohio State (H) |
Purdue (H) Nebraska (A) |
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Home: 5-3 |
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Away: 6-2 |
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