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Final Big 10 Standings

The Big Ten regular season is officially over and just as was predicted on this blog and by many people back in December, Wisconsin dominated the conference from start to finish. In thisfinal week I went 11-3, which had me finish at 93-33 for the season. Here is a look at the final standings which shows what the seeding will be for the Big Ten Tournament. Official tournament predictions will go up tomorrow.

1. Wisconsin: 16-2
2. Maryland: 14-4
3. Michigan St: 12-6
4. Iowa: 12-6
5. Purdue: 12-6
6. Ohio St: 11-7
7. Illinois: 9-9
8. Indiana: 9-9
9. Michigan: 8-10
10. Northwestern: 6-12
11. Minnesota: 6-12
12. Nebraska: 5-13
13. Penn St: 4-14
14. Rutgers: 2-16

The biggest surprise definitely goes to Purdue. I didnt see anyone having them finish above 8th before the season started, and most had them around 10th. For them to end up 5th is a big accomplishment. Honorable mention goes to Northwestern. 6 wins and a 10th place finish is a pretty good finish for that program. Biggest disappointment goes to Nebraska. After finishing 3rd last year, they took a huge step back to 12th. Honorable mention goes to Michigan, as almost everyone expected a top 5 finish, but they ended up 9th.

Big Ten Week 10 Picks

March madness has finally arrived!! The Big Ten tourney will take place next weekend, and with one week to go in the Big Ten season all teams are looking to improve their seeding for the tournament as well as get some quality wins for their NCAA tourney resume. I went 7-4 last week, putting me at 82-30 through nine weeks.

Tuesday
Iowa @ Indiana: Pick: Indiana
Maryland @ Rutgers: Pick: Maryland
Michigan @ Northwestern: Pick: Michigan

Wednesday
Ohio St @ Penn St: Pick: Ohio St
Purdue @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St
Nebraska @ Illinois: Pick: Illinois

Thursday
Wisconsin @ Minnesota: Pick: Wisconsin

Saturday
Northwestern @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa
Michigan St @ Indiana: Pick: Michigan St
Rutgers @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan
Illinois @ Purdue: Pick: Purdue

Sunday
Penn St @ Minnesota: Pick: Minnesota
Wisconsin @ Ohio St: Pick: Wisconsin
Maryland @ Nebraska: Pick: Maryland

Big Ten Standings: The one seed hasn't officially been clinched by the Badgers, but one more win will do it. Maryland is basically locked into the 2 seed as well. The 3-7 spots are still a jumble with the 4-6 spots a dead lock tie. Whoever ends up as the 3 and 4 seeds will be huge as they get double byes in the big ten tourney

1. Wisconsin: 14-2
2. Maryland: 12-4
3. Purdue: 11-5
4. Ohio St: 10-6
5 Michigan St: 10-6
6. Iowa: 10-6
7. Indiana: 9-7
8. Illinois: 8-8
9. Michigan: 7-9
10. Minnesota: 6-10
11. Northwestern: 5-11
12. Nebraska: 5-11
13. Penn St: 3-13
14. Rutgers: 2-14