B1G-W:
As I said elsewhere, if Wisconsin beats Iowa this weekend, you can pretty much write in "Badgers" as the B1G-W representative in Indianapolis. An Iowa win would put the Hawkeyes in the driver's seat, but they would be less assured than a victorious Wisconsin.
B1G-E:
I just can't see how Maryland can recover from the loss to tOSU to get in this race. They simply aren't as good as the Big Three so they needed to take advantage when they were in the game after halftime and they just couldn't do it.
That brings us the the Big Three and it is pretty simple. If one of them can sweep the other two, they are in even if they do lose an upset somewhere else. If not then either whoever loses in an upset is out and the winner of the other two goes or else the final and most interesting possibility:
If #2 Michigan, #3 Ohio State, and #6 Penn State all finish 11-1/8-1 then the team that goes to the B1GCG will be the team whose B1G-W opponents have the best cumulative league record. As of right now that stands at:
4-4 Ohio State:
- 2-0 Wisconsin
- 1-2 Minnesota
- 1-2 Purdue
3-6 Michigan:
- 1-2 Nebraska
- 1-2 Minnesota
- 1-2 Purdue
3-6 Penn State:
- 2-1 Iowa
- 1-2 Northwestern
- 0-3 Illinois
Northwestern's upset win over Minnesota is the only thing keeping Penn State even in this race. Had Minnesota won that game the Buckeyes' opponents would be 5-3, the Wolverines' would be 4-5, and Penn States' would be 2-7.
The Buckeyes are big Badger fans this weekend because a Wisconsin win helps tOSU AND hurts PSU.
