Monday, March 02, 2009

Updated Big Ten Tournament projected seeds

Here are some updated projected Big Ten Tournament seeds, along with the Big Ten standings, each team's remaining games, who I think will win, and each team's projected final record, followed by a projected Big Ten Tournament bracket. By the way, in case you forgot, I am Nostradamus.

Michigan St. (13-3): at Indiana (W), Purdue (W). Projected record: 15-3
Purdue (11-5): Northwestern (W), at Michigan State (L). Projected record: 12-6
Illinois (11-6): at Penn State (L). Projected record: 11-7
Penn St. (9-7): Illinois (W), at Iowa (L). Projected record: 10-8
Wisconsin (9-7): at Minnesota (L), Indiana (W). Projected record: 10-8
Ohio St. (8-8): at Iowa (W), at Northwestern (L). Projected record: 9-9
Minnesota (8-8): Wisconsin (W), Michigan (W). Projected record: 10-8
Michigan (8-9): at Minnesota (L). Projected record: 8-10
Northwestern (7-9): at Purdue (L), Ohio State (W). Projected record: 8-10
Iowa (4-12): Ohio State (L), Penn State (W). Projected record: 5-13
Indiana (1-15): Michigan State (L), at Wisconsin (L). Projected record: 1-17.

Projected final regular season standings:
1. Michigan St.: 15-3
2. Purdue: 12-6
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: 8-10 (holds tiebreaker because of 2-0 record vs. Northwestern)
9. Northwestern: 8-10
10. Iowa: 5-13 (has clinched #10 seed)
11. Indiana: 1-17 (has clinched #11 seed)

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

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