Ohio State/Minnesota

Final regular season series, Just a reminder you can watch Friday Night game on the Big Ten Network. they will be live from Target Field.

If the BTT Were Held Now (through May 18)

#1 Michigan State (13-8) bye until Thursday the 26th (vs. lower seed of Wednesday's winners)
#2 Illinois (12-9) bye until Thursday the 26th (vs. higher seed of Wednesday's winners)

Wednesday the 25th
#3 GOPHERS (12-9) vs. #6 Ohio State (11-10)
#4 Purdue (11-10) vs. #5 Indiana (11-10)

Still in the hunt for BTT bid: #7 Penn State (10-11), #8 Northwestern (9-11) and #9 Iowa (9-12).

Final Regular-Season Series
Northwestern @ Michigan State (Th-Sat)
Indiana @ Illinois (Th-Sat)
Ohio State @ Gophers (Th-Fri) -- doubleheader Thursday
Iowa @ Purdue (Th-Sat)
Penn State @ Michigan (Th-Sat)

Hoping Gophers can knock OSU completely out of the tournament, preventing Buckeyes from being a "home" team in Columbus for the BTT.

I'll say one of three teams will win the tournament. ... Michigan State, the Gophers or Indiana (if the Hoosiers make it). Sparty because they're the most talented & balanced team, the Gophers because they've been there and know how to play in the postseason, or the Hoosiers because they have some flat-out studs at the top of their order (DeMuth, Johnson, Dickerson & Sabourin).