As I try to do every year in the weeks leading up to the Big Ten Tournament, here are the Big Ten standings, with each team's remaining games, with who I think will win, and each team's projected final record, followed by a projected Big Ten Tournament bracket:
Michigan St. (11-3): Iowa (W), at Illinois (W), at Indiana (W), Purdue (W). Projected record: 15-3
Purdue (10-4): at Michigan (W), Ohio State (W), Northwestern (W), at Michigan State (L). Projected record: 13-5
Illinois (10-5): Minnesota (W), Michigan State (L), at Penn State (L). Projected record: 11-7
Penn St. (8-6): at Ohio State (L), Indiana (W), Illinois (W), at Iowa (L). Projected record: 10-8
Minnesota (8-7): at Illinois (L), Wisconsin (W), Michigan (W). Projected record: 10-8
Wisconsin (8-7): Michigan (W), at Minnesota (L), Indiana (W). Projected record: 10-8
Ohio St. (7-7): Penn State (W), at Purdue (L), at Iowa (W), at Northwestern (L). Projected record: 9-9
Michigan (7-8): Purdue (L), at Wisconsin (L), at Minnesota (L). Projected record: 7-11
Northwestern (5-9): at Indiana (L), Iowa (W), at Purdue (L), Ohio State (W). Projected record: 7-11
Iowa (4-10): at Michigan State (L), at Northwestern (L), Ohio State (L), Penn State (W). Projected record: 5-13
Indiana (1-13): Northwestern (W), at Penn State (L), Michigan State (L), at Wisconsin (L). Projected record: 2-16.
Projected final regular season standings:
1. Michigan St.: 15-3
2. Purdue: 13-5
3. Illinois: 11-7
4. Minnesota: 10-8 (3-1 vs. PSU and Wisconsin)
5. Wisconsin: 10-8 (2-2 vs. PSU and Minnesota)
6. Penn St.: 10-8 (1-3 vs. Minnesota and Wisconsin
7. Ohio St.: 9-9
8. Michigan: 7-11 (holds tiebreaker over Northwestern because of 2-0 record vs. Northwestern)
9. Northwestern: 7-11
10. Iowa: 5-13
11. Indiana: 2-16
Projected bracket:
8. Michigan
9. Northwestern
Winner plays #1 Michigan State
4. Minnesota
5. Wisconsin
6. Penn State
11. Indiana
Winner plays #3 Illinois
7. Ohio State
10. Iowa
Winner plays #2 Purdue
Monday, February 23, 2009
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