Based on the above, the new projected final standings/BTT seeds are:
- 17-3/25-6 Wisconsin
- 16-4/27-4 Purdue
- 15-5/24-7 Illinois
- 14-6/22-9 Michigan State
- 12-8/22-9 Nebraska (wins tie with NU based on record vs UW)
- 12-8/21-10 Northwestern
- 8-12/17-14 Minnesota (wins tie with UMD based on H2H, no game in College Park)
- 8-12/16-15 Maryland
- *7-13/15-16 Iowa
- 7-13/15-16 Rutgers
- 7-13/13-18 Penn State
- 7-13/17-14 Ohio State
- 6-14/14-17 Indiana
- 4-16/9-22 Michigan
Tiebreakers for the 4-way tie between Iowa, Rutgers, Penn State, and Ohio State at 7-13 for 9th through 12th:
The first tiebreaker is H2H2H2H:
- Iowa is projected to go 3-1 because they do not visit Columbus nor Piscataway
- Rutgers is projected to go 2-2 because they do not host Iowa nor visit Penn State
- Penn State is projected to go 2-3 because they do not host Rutgers
- Ohio State is projected to go 2-3 because they do not host Iowa
Iowa gets the #9 and Rutgers gets the #10 seed based on the above.
Penn State and Ohio State move on to record against the best team(s) then the next, then the next, etc. Penn State wins based on their upset of Wisconsin so the Nittany Lions get the #11 seed.
Based on the above, the match-ups in the B1G Basketball Tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN would be:
Wednesday, March 13 (Peacock):
- #11 Penn State vs #14 Michigan, 9pm
- #12 Ohio State vs #13 Indiana, 630
Thursday, March 14 (BTN):
- #5 Nebraska vs tOSU/IU, 230
- #6 Northwestern vs PSU/M, 9pm
- #7 Minnesota vs #10 Rutgers, 630
- #8 Maryland vs #9 Iowa, noon
Friday, March 15 (BTN):
- #1 Wisconsin vs UMD/IA, noon
- #2 Purdue vs MN/RU, 630
- #3 Illinois vs NU/PSU/M, 9pm
- #4 Michigan State vs UNL/tOSU/IU, 230
Saturday, March 16 (CBS):
- UW/UMD/IA vs MSU/UNL/tOSU/IU, 1pm
- PU/MN/RU vs IL/NU/PSU/M, 330
Sunday, St. Patrick's Day, March 17 (CBS):
- UW/UMD/IA/MSU/UNL/tOSU/IU vs PU/MN/RU/IL/NU/PSU/M, 330
To answer
@Brutus Buckeye 's standing question, in order for tOSU and M to face each other in the BTT, they would BOTH have to make the CG by winning their Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday games. It is HIGHLY unlikely but on the other hand it would be a high-stakes game since the winner would get a berth in the NCAA Tournament! OTOH, the game would suck because the EXHAUSTED Buckeyes and Wolverines playing in their fifth game in five days would probably shoot something like 10% and the winner might only score 30 points.
Not long ago some posters thought that Ohio State should be Tier-2 rather than Tier-3. Ah, LoL. That makes a difference for the home games against Tier-1 and the road games against Tier-4 so potentially seven games. Ohio State does not host Michigan State so that knocks it down to six, those six are:
- at PSU, 12/9, L
- at IU, 1/3, L
- vs UW, 1/10, L
- at M, 1/15, L
- vs IL, 1/30
- vs PU, 2/18
The Buckeyes are 0-4 in these games with two to go. Even if they beat both IL and PU at home, they STILL don't have an argument for Tier-2.