I don't vouch for
this list but I just wanted a starting point to look at schedules so I used it because it was the first hit on a google search for a 2022-23 B1G BB Power Ranking, here is the list:
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Rutgers
- Michigan
- Iowa
- Michigan State
- Ohio State
- Purdue
- Wisconsin
- Maryland
- Penn State
- Minnesota
- Northwestern
- Nebraska
So looking at schedules:
#1 Indiana: The Hoosiers do not host #10 UMD, #11 PSU, or #12 MN and they do not visit #7 in Columbus, #9 in Madison, or #14 in Lincoln. If this list is anywhere close to right the Hoosiers have a ROUGH league schedule. Not having to visit Columbus and/or Madison might help but the other four missed games are all easily probable wins.
#2 Illinois: The Illini do not host #5 IA, #8 PU, or #10 UMD and they do not visit #3 in Piscataway, #4 in Ann Arbor, or #6 in East Lansing. If this list is anywhere close to right the Illini do appear to have a pretty favorable schedule as all six games that they miss appear to be at least "losable" and the Illini would be lucky to go better than .500 in these games if they played all six.
#3 Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights (#3?) do not host #2 IL, #8 PU, or #9 UW and they do not visit #4 in Ann Arbor, #10 in State College, or #14 in Lincoln. This seems like a mixed bag to me. They miss one probable road loss (M) and two probable road wins (UMD, UNL) while missing a difficult but winnable home game (IL) and two probable home wins (PU, UW).
#4 Michigan: The Wolverines do not host #2 IL, #3 RU, and #5 IA and they do not visit #7 in Columbus, #8 in West Lafayette, or #14 in Lincoln. This feels more like a mixed bag than a seriously favorable schedule. The three home games missed would all likely be challenging if played but probably projected wins at home. Missing trips to Columbus and West Lafayette is probably helpful but a road game in Lincoln would be a likely win.
#5 Iowa: The Hawkeyes do not host #8 PU, #11 PSU, or #12 MN and they do not visit #2 in Champaign, #4 in Ann Arbor, or #10 in State College. This looks favorable to me.
#6 Michigan State: The Spartans do not host #2 IL, #9 UW, or #11 PSU and they do not visit #10 in State College, #12 in Minneapolis, or #13 in Evanston. If this list is anywhere close to right, the Spartans have a ROUGH league schedule. All six games would likely be considered at least "winnable" if played with several looking like near-certain wins.
#7 Ohio State: The Buckeyes do not host #1 IU, #4 M, or #14 UNL and they do not visit #9 in Madison, #11 in Happy Valley, or #12 in Minneapolis. This looks like not great news for the Buckeyes. UNL at home, along with PSU and MN on the road would all probably be projected wins if played while the home games against IU and M and the road game in Madison would be challenging but potentially "winnable" if played.
#8 Purdue: The Boilermakers do not host #4 M, #9 UW, or #13 NU and they do not visit #2 in Champaign, #3 in Picastaway, or #5 in Iowa City. This looks like mostly good news for the Boilermakers because they miss three likely very challenging road games and only one game (vsNU) that would be a near-certain win if played.
#9 Wisconsin: The Badgers (#9?) do not host #1 IU, #7 tOSU, or #14 UNL and they do not visit #3 in Picastaway, #6 in East Lansing, or #8 in West Lafayette. This looks fairly favorable to me as all three road games would be challenging if played along with at least the IU home game.
#10 Maryland: The Terps do not host #3 RU, #5 IA, or #6 MSU and they do not visit #1 in Bloomington, #2 in Champaign, or #13 in Evanston. This looks HIGHLY favorable to me as it looks like five of these would be projected losses if played.
#11 Penn State: The Nittany Lions do not host #7 tOSU, #12 MN, or #13 NU and they do not visit #1 in Bloomington, #5 in Iowa City, or #6 in East Lansing. I think this schedule SUCKS for the Nittany Lions because they miss two of the VERY few probable wins available (vs MN, vs NU). For a team that is probably going to struggle to find wins, missing two of them hurts a lot.
#12 Minnesota: The Gophers do not host #6 MSU, #7 tOSU or #13 NU and they do not visit #1 in Bloomington, #5 in Iowa City, or #11 in Happy Valley. Seems like a mixed bag.
#13 Northwestern: The Wildcats do not host #6 MSU, #10 UMD, or #14 UNL and they do not visit #8 in West Lafayette, #11 in Happy Valley, or #12 in Minneapolis. I think this schedule SUCKS for the Wildcats because they miss too many of the bottom tier teams that they might actually be able to beat.
#14 Nebraska: The Cornhuskers do not host #1 IU, #3 RU, or #4 M and they do not visit #7 in Columbus, #8 in Madison, or #13 in Evanston. This appears favorable for Nebraska as the three home games not played are games that they would almost certainly lose anyway.