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It's March and that means the Big Ten Tournament is fast approaching. Each team in the conference has either two or three games left, which means the standings are finally starting to reflect what we'll see in Chicago next week. Here's what the bracket would look like if the tournament started today:
Current Standings (3/1):
Conference | Overall | Remaining Games | ||
1 | Wisconsin | 13-2 | 25-3 | MSU, @MINN, @OSU |
2 | Maryland | 12-4 | 24-5 | @RUT, @NEB |
3 | Purdue | 11-4 | 19-9 | @OSU, @MSU, IL |
4 | Michigan State | 10-5 | 19-9 | @WIS, PU, @IU |
5 | Iowa | 10-6 | 19-9 | @IU, NW |
6 | Ohio State | 9-6 | 20-8 | PU, @PSU, WIS |
7 | Indiana | 9-7 | 19-10 | IOWA, MSU |
8 | Illinois | 8-8 | 18-11 | NEB, @PU |
9 | Michigan | 7-9 | 14-14 | @NW, RUT |
10 | Minnesota | 6-10 | 17-12 | WIS, PSU |
11 | Nebraska | 5-11 | 13-15 | @IL, MD |
11 | Northwestern | 5-11 | 14-15 | MICH, @IOWA |
13 | Penn State | 3-13 | 15-14 | OSU, @MINN |
14 | Rutgers | 2-14 | 10-19 | MD, @MICH |
Current Bracket (After 2/28 games):
Seed Possibilities:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Tourney outlook for <a href="https://twitter.com/b1gbball">@b1gbball</a> after Sat. games. Fixed a bug that was ignoring tiebreakers for 13, 14 seeds + ties. <a href="http://t.co/mfQXmRRRyQ">pic.twitter.com/mfQXmRRRyQ</a></p>— Daniel Borup (@daniel_borup) <a href="https://twitter.com/daniel_borup/status/571920411287400449">March 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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