Standings and each team's games through this weekend with lines where posted on the Worldwide Leader's site:
- 6-1 Michigan: -10.5vsUMD, @PU
- 6-1 Iowa: vsIU,
- 5-2 Wisconsin: vsNU, vstOSU
- 5-3 Ohio State: -4.5vsPU, @UW
- 5-3 Illinois: -8.5vsPSU, @MSU
- 5-3 Purdue: +4.5@tOSU, vsM
- 4-4 Minnesota: vsUMD
- 3-4 Indiana: @IA, vsRU
- 3-5 Rutgers: @PSU, @IU
- 3-5 Northwestern: @UW, @PSU
- 2-4 Michigan State: vsIL
- 2-5 Maryland: +10.5@M, @MN
- 0-4 Penn State: +8.5@IL, vs RU, vsNU
- 0-5 Nebraska:
Co-leaders Michigan and Iowa will be easily favored so it will be hard for anyone to make up any ground.
The Badgers have two home games so that should help them keep on the pace. They will be a heavy favorite against the Wildcats and a favorite against the Buckeyes.
The Purdue/tOSU winner has a tough next game (vsM or @UW) but can really move up with a second win. The loser is in danger of falling out of the league title race for all practical purposes.
Illinois should win easily over PSU at home and if they can also win in East Lansing they can keep on the pace as well.
Minnesota should win at home to stay within three games of the leaders.
Indiana probably needs a win to have any prayer of staying in the league title chase. They are already three games behind the leaders and with a loss that would likely grow to 4.5 games out of first place.
Rutgers has fallen a long ways since they were 2-0 and in first place. Since then they are 1-5 and only their home loss to Iowa was close. PSU should be a good "get-right" game but after that the trip to Bloomington will be tough.
Northwestern started out 3-0 but since then they are 0-5 and now they have two road games coming up.
The Spartans have a bit of an unscheduled break due to COVID-19 and they need to use it to figure things out because right now they are in serious danger of seeing their tournament streak end this year.
Maryland is a bit of an enigma. Their two wins were in Madison and in Urbana so they can play at a high level. Their five losses were @PU, vsM, @IU, and vsIA so this team may be a lot better than their record. The schedule has to get easier, right?
Penn State has a chance to get off the mat with home games against Rutgers and Northwestern coming up. If they don't win either of those then they might not win this season outside of their games against:
Nebraska is winless and most of the games haven't even been close. Like the Spartans they are on an unscheduled COVID-19 break and when they come out of it they'll be hosting Penn State.