NCAA Week Nine Picks

I went 4-1 in picking Big ten games last week, sitting at 13-3 this season. 1-2 outside the Big ten putting me at 17-7 outside it

Nebraska @ Minnesota: Pick: Nebraska
Northwestern @ Iowa: Pick: Northwestern
Michigan St @ Illinois: Pick: Michigan St
Penn St @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St

Outside the Big Ten
South Carolina @ Missouri: Pick: South Carolina
Stanford @ Oregon St: Pick: Stanford
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma: Pick: Oklahoma

Big Ten Standings
Another win for Ohio St, one step closer to to clinching a Big Ten title berth. The Badgers are the only team nipping at their heels, the other 3 teams have bowed out, though none of them are officially eliminated yet. In the Legends division, the race is as confusing as ever. Is Michigan a contender? Are minnesota or Iowa going to make noise in the race? Both teams will have to win this weekend to stay afloat in the race. Iowa already loses a tiebreaker to Michigan st so it appears unlikely. Is Michigan st really that good? The only sure thing is that after this weekend, Northwestern has bowed out of the race, unfortunate because I thought they would win it this year.

Leaders Division
1. Ohio St: 3-0
2. Wisconsin: 3-1
3. Indiana: 1-2
4. Illinois: 0-2
5. Purdue: 0-3

Legends Division
1. Michigan St: 3-0
2.  Nebraska: 2-0
3. Michigan: 2-1
4. Iowa: 1-2
5. Minnesota: 1-2
6. Northwestern: 0-3

SEC Standings: At this point the it appears a foregone conclusion. Missouri has a 2 game lead over anyone else in the east. Who would have thought Missouri would win this division at all, let alone be a near lock by middle October. Alabama is obviously the favorite in the west, and with LSU suffering a second loss, it appears they have bowed out. Now only Auburn can stand in their way it seems. Arkansas is the first team to be officially eliminated from the race.

West
1. Alabama: 4-0
2. Auburn: 3-1
3. LSU: 3-2
4. Texas A&M: 2-2
5. Ole Miss: 2-3
6. Mississippi St: 0-2

East
1. Missouri: 3-0
2. South Carolina: 3-2
3. Florida: 3-2
4. Georgia: 3-2
5. Tennessee: 1-2
6. Vanderbilt: 1-3
7. Kentucky: 0-3

AAC Standings: A big win for UCF over Louisville has them in the drivers seat to win the AAC!
1. UCF: 2-0
2. Houston: 2-0
3. South Florida: 2-0
4. Louisville: 2-1
5. Cinncinatti: 2-1
6. Rutgers: 1-1
7. SMU: 1-1
8. Uconn: 0-2
9. Memphis: 0-3
10. Temple: 3-0
7. Arkansas: 0-4