Jan 30-Feb 5: Ladder league

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Interesting week coming up. For the most part, you have the top-7 teams playing each other and the bottom-5 teams playing each other...

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#1 Ohio State (7-2):      @#3 Wisconsin
#2 Michigan State (6-2):  @#7 Illinois, #4 Michigan

#3 Wisconsin (6-3):       @#12 Penn State, #1 Ohio State
#4 Michigan (6-3):        #6 Indiana, @#2 MSU

#5 Purdue (5-4):          #6 Indiana
#6 Indiana (5-5):         @#4 Michigan, @#5 Purdue
#7 Illinois (4-4):        #2 Michigan State, #11 Northwestern
#8 Minnesota (4-5):       @#10 Iowa, @#9 Nebraska

#9 Nebraska (3-6):        @#11 Northwestern, #8 Minnesota
#10 Iowa (3-6):           #8 Minnesota, #12 Penn State
#11 Northwestern (2-6):   #9 Nebraska, @#7 Illinois

#12 Penn State (2-7):     #3 Wisconsin, @#10 Iowa

What I like, assuming we win both games:
- Ohio State v. Wisconsin: Wisconsin losing gives us a closer shot at 3rd.
- Michigan State v. Illinois: A virtual win-win for the Gopher.
- Michigan State v. Michigan: Another win-win for the Gopher.
- Michigan v. Indiana: Again, a win-win.
- Purdue v. Indiana: Yet another win-win.

If all the chips fell correctly, which they won't:
- Ohio State wins: 8-2
- Michigan State wins both games: 8-2
- Wisconsin loses both games: 6-5
- Michigan loses both games: 6-5
- Purdue loses: 5-5
- Indiana wins both games: 7-5
- Illinois loses both games: 4-6
- Minnesota wins both games: 6-5
- Nebraska loses both games: 3-8
- Iowa loses both games: 3-8
- Northwestern wins both games: 4-6
- Penn State wins both games: 4-7
...and BAM!, we're sitting in a 3-way tie for 4th.
 

Ladder league

Like your theory .. let's hope it happens, if so, we are looking very good, and it just might fall that way. Thanks for your work - I've been wondering how to shake it all out over the next week. This helps.
 

In my opinion, these are the most crucial games the Gophers the rest of the season. We have to beat two bottom feeders if we want to get above 8 Big Ten Wins.
 




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