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For now we're calling Maryland, Purdue, and Wisconsin locks.
Here are the remaining schedules of the 6 teams most in contention for at-large bids, in order of most difficult to least difficult schedule remaining based on conference winning percentage.
To me the thing that most stands out, other than the Gophers having the easiest slate remaining? If Northwestern loses its next two games to Wisconsin and Maryland, just like that the Wildcats will be 7-6 with a 4-game losing streak and a resume that starts to get exposed, with an 0-2 record vs. the B1G big boys (Maryland, Purdue, Wisconsin). There would be a TON of pressure on the Wildcats not to spit up their home game vs. Rutgers in Game 14.
1. Ohio State (5-7, 3 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 37-29, .561
@ Maryland (8-3)
@ Michigan State (6-5)
Nebraska (4-7)
Wisconsin (9-1)
@ Penn State (5-7)
Indiana (5-6)
2. Indiana (5-6, 3 home, 4 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 44-35, .557
Purdue (8-3)
Michigan (5-6)
@ Minnesota (5-6)
@ Iowa (6-6)
Northwestern (7-4)
@ Purdue (8-3)
@ Ohio State (5-7)
3. Michigan State (6-5, 4 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 44-35, .557
Iowa (6-6)
Ohio State (5-7)
@ Purdue (8-3)
Nebraska (4-7)
Wisconsin (9-1)
@ Illinois (4-8)
@ Maryland (8-3)
4. Northwestern (7-4, 4 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 41-37, .526
@ Wisconsin (9-1)
Maryland (8-3)
Rutgers (2-10)
@ Illinois (4-8)
@ Indiana (5-6)
Michigan (5-6)
Purdue (8-3)
5. Michigan (5-6, 2 home, 5 away)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 40-37, .519
@ Indiana (5-6)
Wisconsin (9-1)
@ Minnesota (5-6)
@ Rutgers (2-10)
Purdue (8-3)
@ Northwestern (7-4)
@ Nebraska (4-7)
6. Minnesota (5-6, 4 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 38-40, .487
@ Rutgers (2-10)
Indiana (5-6)
Michigan (5-6)
@ Maryland (8-3)
Penn State (5-7)
Nebraska (4-7)
@ Wisconsin (9-1)
By my estimation, the B1G teams with the 5 best resumes right now: (1) Maryland/Purdue (tie), (3) Wisconsin, (4) Gophers, and (5) Michigan State.
Here are the remaining schedules of the 6 teams most in contention for at-large bids, in order of most difficult to least difficult schedule remaining based on conference winning percentage.
To me the thing that most stands out, other than the Gophers having the easiest slate remaining? If Northwestern loses its next two games to Wisconsin and Maryland, just like that the Wildcats will be 7-6 with a 4-game losing streak and a resume that starts to get exposed, with an 0-2 record vs. the B1G big boys (Maryland, Purdue, Wisconsin). There would be a TON of pressure on the Wildcats not to spit up their home game vs. Rutgers in Game 14.
1. Ohio State (5-7, 3 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 37-29, .561
@ Maryland (8-3)
@ Michigan State (6-5)
Nebraska (4-7)
Wisconsin (9-1)
@ Penn State (5-7)
Indiana (5-6)
2. Indiana (5-6, 3 home, 4 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 44-35, .557
Purdue (8-3)
Michigan (5-6)
@ Minnesota (5-6)
@ Iowa (6-6)
Northwestern (7-4)
@ Purdue (8-3)
@ Ohio State (5-7)
3. Michigan State (6-5, 4 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 44-35, .557
Iowa (6-6)
Ohio State (5-7)
@ Purdue (8-3)
Nebraska (4-7)
Wisconsin (9-1)
@ Illinois (4-8)
@ Maryland (8-3)
4. Northwestern (7-4, 4 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 41-37, .526
@ Wisconsin (9-1)
Maryland (8-3)
Rutgers (2-10)
@ Illinois (4-8)
@ Indiana (5-6)
Michigan (5-6)
Purdue (8-3)
5. Michigan (5-6, 2 home, 5 away)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 40-37, .519
@ Indiana (5-6)
Wisconsin (9-1)
@ Minnesota (5-6)
@ Rutgers (2-10)
Purdue (8-3)
@ Northwestern (7-4)
@ Nebraska (4-7)
6. Minnesota (5-6, 4 home, 3 road)
Opponents Record/Winning Percentage: 38-40, .487
@ Rutgers (2-10)
Indiana (5-6)
Michigan (5-6)
@ Maryland (8-3)
Penn State (5-7)
Nebraska (4-7)
@ Wisconsin (9-1)
By my estimation, the B1G teams with the 5 best resumes right now: (1) Maryland/Purdue (tie), (3) Wisconsin, (4) Gophers, and (5) Michigan State.