Big Ten currently has 5 schools that are bowl elligible
Ohio St 9-0, Mich 9-0, PSU 8-1, Iowa 7-2, Rut 6-3
1 team is eliminated PUR 2-7
At least 2 more schools are guarunteed to make a bowl, and 1 more is guarunteed to be eliminated because they play each other. So Big Ten could have as many as 12 schools make a bowl and as few as 7. Odds are it will be around 9 teams make a bowl. Teams still alive are listed below.
MD 5-4, needs 1 win, games @Neb, Mich, @Rut, chances to make a bowl 75%
Neb 5-4, needs 1 win, games MD, @Wisc, Iowa, bowl chances 88%
Wisc 5-4, needs 1 win, games NW, Neb, @Minn, bowl chances 88%
Minn 5-4, needs 1 win, games @Pur, @OSU, Wisc, bowl chances 75%
2 teams are 2 wins from being bowl elligle and they play each other. Odds are good the winner of NW-ILL game goes to a bowl, the loser does not.
NW 4-5, Needs 2 wins, games @Wisc, PUR, @ILL, bowl chances 50%
ILL 4-5, Needs 2 wins, games Ind, @Iowa, NW, bowl chances 50%
There are 2 teams that need 3 wins and they play each other.
Ind 3-6, needs 3 wins, games @ILL, MSU, @Pur, bowl chances 13%
MSU 3-6, needs 3 wins, games @OSU, @Ind, PSU, bowl chances <1%
