• Big Ten Report – Week #04 (01/23/2012)

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    Standings

    Here are the current Big Ten standings:

    Team

    Big Ten

    Overall

    Wins

    Losses

    Percent

    Wins

    Losses

    Percent
    Ohio State

    5

    2

    0.714

    17

    3

    0.850
    Michigan State

    5

    2

    0.714

    16

    4

    0.800
    Michigan

    5

    2

    0.714

    15

    5

    0.750
    Wisconsin

    5

    3

    0.625

    16

    5

    0.762
    Illinois

    4

    3

    0.571

    15

    5

    0.750
    Purdue

    4

    3

    0.571

    14

    6

    0.700
    Indiana

    4

    4

    0.500

    16

    4

    0.800
    Minnesota

    3

    4

    0.429

    15

    5

    0.750
    Iowa

    3

    4

    0.429

    11

    9

    0.550
    Northwestern

    2

    5

    0.286

    12

    7

    0.632
    Nebraska

    2

    6

    0.250

    10

    9

    0.526
    Penn State

    2

    6

    0.250

    10

    11

    0.476

    Results

    Here are the results from last week’s games (Week #4):

     

    Tuesday (01/17/2012)

    Michigan State lost at Michigan, 60-59

    Iowa lost at Purdue, 75-68

     

    Wednesday (01/18/2012)

    Indiana lost at Nebraska, 70-69

    Northwestern lost at Wisconsin, 77-57

     

    Thursday (01/19/2012)

    Illinois lost at Penn State, 54-52

     

    Saturday (01/21/2012)

    Purdue lost at Michigan State, 83-58

    Michigan lost at Arkansas, 66-64 (non-conference)

    Ohio State won at Nebraska, 79-45

     

    Sunday (01/22/2012)

    Penn State lost at Indiana, 73-54

    Wisconsin won at Illinois, 67-63

    Northwestern lost at Minnesota, 75-52

     

    The home teams did very well this week, going 9-2.  There were a couple surprises:

     

    • Indiana lost at Nebraska on Wednesday.  Nebraska looked like they were on their way to an 0-18 season, then they won one last week, and beat a contender this week.  It’s tough to win on the road in the Big Ten.
    • Illinois lost at Penn State on Thursday.  This is the same Illinois team that beat Ohio State last week.  It’s tough to win on the road in the Big Ten.

     

    The Upcoming Week

    Here are the games scheduled for the upcoming week (Week #5):

     

    Tuesday (01/24/2012)

    Michigan at Purdue

     

    Wednesday (01/25/2012)

    Penn State at Ohio State

    Minnesota at Michigan State

     

    Thursday (01/26/2012)

    Indiana at Wisconsin

    Nebraska at Iowa

     

    Saturday (01/28/2012)

    Illinois at Minnesota

    Purdue at Northwestern

     

    Sunday (01/22/2012)

    Michigan at Ohio State

    Iowa at Indiana

     

    There are several big games this week:

     

    • Michigan at Purdue on Tuesday.  This is a battle to stay near the top of the standings.  Michigan hasn’t won a true road game this season.
    • Indiana at Wisconsin on Thursday.  This is another battle to stay near the top of the standings.
    • Michigan at Ohio State on Sunday.  Michigan has a tough week coming up.

     

    Full Schedule

    Here’s the entire Big Ten schedule, with the teams in alphabetical order.  I’ll include this table every week, with the wins and losses filled in:

     

    Team

    Record

    		 Wins Losses Remaining Games
    Illinois

    Total:

    4-3

    		 Minnesota (H)Northwestern (A)

    Nebraska (H)

    Ohio State (H)

    		 Purdue (A)Penn State (A)

    Wisconsin (H)

    		 Minnesota (A)Michigan State (H)

    Northwestern (H)

    Indiana (A)

    Michigan (A)

    Purdue (H)

    Nebraska (A)

    Ohio State (A)

    Iowa (H)

    Michigan (H)

    Wisconsin (A)

    Home:

    3-1

    Away:

    1-2
    Indiana

    Total:

    4-4

    		 Ohio State (H)Michigan (H)

    Penn State (A)

    Penn State (H)

    		 Michigan State (A)Minnesota (H)

    Ohio State (A)

    Nebraska (A)

    		 Wisconsin (A)Iowa (H)

    Michigan (A)

    Purdue (A)

    Illinois (H)

    Northwestern (H)

    Iowa (A)

    Minnesota (A)

    Michigan State (H)

    Purdue (H)

    Home:

    3-1

    Away:

    1-3
    Iowa

    Total:

    3-4

    		 Wisconsin (A)Minnesota (A)

    Michigan (H)

    		 Purdue (H)Ohio State (H)

    Michigan State (A)

    Purdue (A)

    		 Nebraska (H)Indiana (A)

    Minnesota (H)

    Penn State (H)

    Northwestern (A)

    Penn State (A)

    Indiana (H)

    Wisconsin (H)

    Illinois (A)

    Nebraska (A)

    Northwestern (H)

    Home:

    1-2

    Away:

    2-2
    Michigan

    Total:

    5-2

    		 Penn State (H)Minnesota (H)

    Wisconsin (H)

    Northwestern (H)

    Michigan State (H)

    		 Indiana (A)Iowa (A) Purdue (A)Ohio State (A)

    Indiana (H)

    Michigan State (A)

    Nebraska (A)

    Illinois (H)

    Ohio State (H)

    Northwestern (A)

    Purdue (H)

    Illinois (A)

    Penn State (A)

    Home:

    5-0

    Away:

    0-2
    Michigan State

    Total:

    5-2

    		 Indiana (H)Nebraska (A)

    Wisconsin (A)

    Iowa (H)

    Purdue (H)

    		 Northwestern (A)Michigan (A) Minnesota (H)Illinois (A)

    Michigan (H)

    Penn State (H)

    Ohio State (A)

    Wisconsin (H)

    Purdue (A)

    Minnesota (A)

    Nebraska (H)

    Indiana (A)

    Ohio State (H)

    Home:

    3-0

    Away:

    2-2
    Minnesota

    Total:

    3-4

    		 Indiana (A)Penn State (A)

    Northwestern (H)

    		 Illinois (A)Michigan (A)

    Iowa (H)

    Purdue (H)

    		 Michigan State (A)Illinois (H)

    Iowa (A)

    Nebraska (A)

    Wisconsin (H)

    Ohio State (H)

    Northwestern (A)

    Michigan State (H)

    Indiana (H)

    Wisconsin (A)

    Nebraska (H)

    Home:

    1-2

    Away:

    2-2
    Nebraska

    Total:

    2-6

    		 Penn State (H)Indiana (H) Wisconsin (H)Michigan State (H)

    Ohio State (A)

    Illinois (A)

    Wisconsin (A)

    Ohio State (H)

    		 Iowa (A)Northwestern (A)

    Minnesota (H)

    Michigan (H)

    Penn State (A)

    Illinois (H)

    Purdue (A)

    Michigan State (A)

    Iowa (H)

    Minnesota (A)

    Home:

    2-3

    Away:

    0-3
    Northwestern

    Total:

    2-5

    		 Penn State (H)Michigan State (H) Ohio State (A)Illinois (H)

    Michigan (A)

    Wisconsin (A)

    Minnesota (A)

    		 Purdue (H)Nebraska (H)

    Illinois (A)

    Iowa (H)

    Purdue (A)

    Indiana (A)

    Minnesota (H)

    Michigan (H)

    Penn State (A)

    Ohio State (H)

    Iowa (A)

    Home:

    2-1

    Away:

    0-4
    Ohio State

    Total:

    5-2

    		 Northwestern (H)Nebraska (H)

    Iowa (A)

    Indiana (H)

    Nebraska (A)

    		 Indiana (A)Illinois (A) Penn State (H)Michigan (H)

    Wisconsin (A)

    Purdue (H)

    Michigan State (H)

    Minnesota (A)

    Michigan (A)

    Illinois (H)

    Wisconsin (H)

    Northwestern (A)

    Michigan State (A)

    Home:

    3-0

    Away:

    2-2
    Penn State

    Total:

    2-6

    		 Purdue (H)Illinois (H) Michigan (A)Northwestern (A)

    Indiana (H)

    Nebraska (A)

    Minnesota (H)

    Indiana (A)

    		 Ohio State (A)Wisconsin (H)

    Iowa (A)

    Michigan State (A)

    Nebraska (H)

    Iowa (H)

    Wisconsin (A)

    Northwestern (H)

    Purdue (A)

    Michigan (H)

    Home:

    2-2

    Away:

    0-4
    Purdue

    Total:

    4-3

    		 Iowa (A)Illinois (H)

    Minnesota (A)

    Iowa (H)

    		 Penn State (A)Wisconsin (H)

    Michigan State (A)

    		 Michigan (H)Northwestern (A)

    Indiana (H)

    Ohio State (A)

    Northwestern (H)

    Illinois (A)

    Michigan State (H)

    Nebraska (H)

    Michigan (A)

    Penn State (H)

    Indiana (A)

    Home:

    2-1

    Away:

    2-2
    Wisconsin

    Total:

    5-3

    		 Nebraska (A)Purdue (A)

    Nebraska (H)

    Northwestern (H)

    Illinois (A)

    		 Iowa (H)Michigan State (H)

    Michigan (A)

    		 Indiana (H)Penn State (A)

    Ohio State (H)

    Minnesota (A)

    Michigan State (A)

    Penn State (H)

    Iowa (A)

    Ohio State (A)

    Minnesota (H)

    Illinois (H)

    Home:

    2-2

    Away:

    3-1

     

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