Ok, some tie breaking in the event of the a loss and wins by OSU, Illinois and Indiana (yes, I know thing positive, but I wanted to figure this out just in case):
1. The winner of the game or series of games between the two tied teams shall receive the higher seeding spot.
The Gophers and Hoosiers played two games this season, they split the series
2. In the event these two teams divide a series between themselves, the team with the best winning percentage against all teams ending the season (tied or not) in positions 1-2-3-4-5-6 in the final Conference standings will receive the higher seeding spot.
This gets tough since it's not hashed out yet. But going of tonight's standings, OSU, Illinois, Michigan State and Purdue would be the other four teams in the conference tournament.
Against those four teams, in order:
Minnesota: 2-1, 1-2, 0-0, 3-0 = 6-3. If Michigan overtakes Purdue, the Gophers would drop to 5-4.
Indiana: 0-0, 2-1, 3-0*, 1-2 = 6-3. If Michigan overtakes Purdue, the Hoosiers would jump to 7-2. (* this whole scenario relies on Indiana defeating MSU, so for analyzing this, it's looked at as a win to see how the tie breaker would play out).
3. Best winning percentage against Big Ten common opponents.
Both teams faced off against Northwestern, Illinois, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan and Penn State this season.
Minnesota would be 14-4, while Indiana would be 13-5 against these common opponents. This would be the final tie breaker needed, if the second one didn't take care of it, via Michigan jumping Purdue.
Of course this all becomes pointless if the Gophers break out the brooms tomorrow!