Wednesday, March 05, 2008

New Poll - Big Ten Tournament

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This week's poll relates to the upcoming Big Ten Tournament, which gets underway Thursday March 13 in Indianapolis. Here are the current Big Ten standings, with the remaining games for each team:
1. Wisconsin 15-2 (at NW - 3/8)
2. Indiana 14-3 (at PSU - 3/9)
2. Purdue 14-3 (at Mich - 3/9)
4. Michigan State 11-5 (at Ill - 3/6; at OSU - 3/9)
5. Ohio State 9-8 (MSU - 3/9)
6. Minnesota 8-9 (at Ill - 3/8)
7. Penn State 6-11 (IU 3/9)
8. Iowa 6-12
9. Michigan 5-12 (Pur - 3/9)
10. Illinois 4-12 (MSU - 3/6; Minn - 3/8)
11. Northwestern 1-16 (Wisc - 3/8)

Based on the remaining games, here is how I see the seeds/standings shaking out:
1. Wisconsin - 16-2
2. Indiana - 15-3 (holds tiebreaker over Purdue due to victory in their only meeting)
3. Purdue - 15-3
4. Michigan State - 13-5
5. Ohio State - 9-9 (holds tiebreaker over Minnesota due to better record vs. Wisconsin (0-1 vs. 0-2))
6. Minnesota - 9-9
7. Iowa - 6-12 (holds tiebreaker over Penn State due to better record vs. Ohio State and Minnesota (1-2 vs. 0-3); it goes down that far because Iowa and PSU split their season series, and have the same collective record against Wisconsin, IU/Purdue, and MSU)
8. Penn State - 6-12
9. Michigan 5-13
10. Illinois - 4-14
11. Northwestern - 1-17

Thus, here would be the match-ups in the Big Ten Tournament, with my biased predictions:

FIRST ROUND - Thursday, March 13
No. 8 PSU vs. No. 9 Michigan (Michigan)
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Illinois (Iowa)
No. 6 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Northwestern (Minnesota)
QUARTERFINALS - Friday, March 14
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Michigan (Wisconsin)
No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Ohio State (MSU)
No. 2 Indiana vs. Iowa (IU)
No. 3 Purdue vs. Minnesota (Purdue)
SEMIFINALS - Saturday, March 15
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State (Wisconsin)
IU vs. Purdue (IU)
CHAMPIONSHIP - Sunday, March 16
IU vs. Wisconsin (IU)

So, who do you think will win the Big Ten Tournament: Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan State, or someone else?

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