ESPN Big Ten Predictions - Posted At Noon - Here Are The West Predictions

Columnists post their Big Ten predictions for the year. Go Mitch Sherman and Austin Ward!

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/122731/our-2015-big-ten-predictions

Brian Bennett:

West Division

1. Wisconsin 10-2 (7-1)

T-2. Minnesota 8-4 (5-3)

T-2. Nebraska 8-4 (5-3)

4. Iowa 7-5 (4-4)

5. Northwestern 5-7 (3-5)

6. Illinois 5-7 (2-6)

7. Purdue 4-8 (1-7)

Josh Moyer:

West Division

T-1. Nebraska 9-3 (6-2)

T-1. Wisconsin 9-3 (6-2)

3. Minnesota 8-4 (5-3)

4. Iowa 7-5 (4-4)

5. Northwestern 6-6 (3-5)

6. Illinois 5-7 (2-6)

7. Purdue 3-9 (0-8)

Dan Murphy:

West Division

T-1. Nebraska 9-3 (6-2)

T-1. Minnesota 9-3 (6-2)

T-1. Wisconsin 9-3 (6-2)

4. Northwestern 7-5 (5-3)

5. Iowa 7-5 (4-4)

6. Purdue 4-8 (1-7)

7. Illinois 3-9 (0-8)

Mitch Sherman:

West Division

T-1. Minnesota 9-3 (6-2)

T-1. Wisconsin 9-3 (6-2)

3. Nebraska 8-4 (5-3)

4. Northwestern 6-6 (4-4)

T-5. Iowa 6-6 (3-5)

T-5. Illinois 6-6 (3-5)

7. Purdue 4-8 (2-6)

Big Ten championship game: Ohio State over Minnesota

Jesse Temple:

West Division

1. Wisconsin 9-3 (6-2)

T-2. Minnesota 8-4 (5-3)

T-2. Nebraska 8-4 (5-3)

4. Iowa 6-6 (4-4)

5. Northwestern 5-7 (3-5)

6. Illinois 5-7 (2-6)

7. Purdue 3-9 (1-7)

Austin Ward:

West Division

T-1. Minnesota 10-2 (7-1)

T-1. Wisconsin 10-2 (7-1)

3. Nebraska 8-4 (5-3)

T-4. Iowa 6-6 (3-5)

T-4. Northwestern 5-7 (3-5)

6. Illinois 4-8 (1-7)

7. Purdue 2-10 (0-8)

Big Ten championship game: Ohio State over Minnesota

Austin Ward is a genius.

Universal love from the ESPN staff??!! Is this real life???

Does Rittenberg not work there any longer? He was pretty good.

Breakin' The Plane said:

Does Rittenberg not work there any longer? He was pretty good.

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Yes he is. He's on a Podcast today with a couple of other writers and many other spots over there too.

http://search.espn.go.com/adam-rittenberg/

How does a freshman Ohio State QB win the B1G rookie of the year, let alone see any sort of playing time?

Here's my predictions - not that anyone cares but I'll post anyway:

West Division
1. Wisconsin (6-2)
T-2 Minnesota (5-3)
T-2. Nebraska (5-3)
4. Northwestern (4-4)
T-5. Iowa (3-5)
T-5. Purdue (3-5)
7.Illinois (2-6)

Here's mine
1. Wisconsin
2. Nebraska
3. Iowa
4. Northwestern
5. Illinois
6. Purdue
7. Minnesota

gold4 said:

Here's mine
1. Wisconsin
2. Nebraska
3. Iowa
4. Northwestern
5. Illinois
6. Purdue
7. Minnesota

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You've had an amazing first 6 posts. Just hilarious.

Word said:

You've had an amazing first 6 posts. Just hilarious.

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Your 850 aren't much better

gold4 said:

Here's mine
1. Wisconsin
2. Nebraska
3. Iowa
4. Northwestern
5. Illinois
6. Purdue
7. Minnesota

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