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Topic: B1G-W non-race

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medinabuckeye1

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B1G-W non-race
« on: October 22, 2017, 09:49:25 AM »
If you didn't already think this was over, it is even harder to see now how any team could catch Wisconsin.  
  • Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, or Minnesota would need Wisconsin to lose three times.  
  • Purdue or Illinois would need Wisconsin to lose four times.  
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Re: B1G-W non-race
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2017, 10:53:44 AM »
Wisconsin's gonna run the table. 
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Re: B1G-W non-race
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2017, 04:53:56 PM »
None of the teams in the B1G-W have been mathematically eliminated but that will likely start this weekend.  

If Wisconsin beat Illinois the Badgers will move to 5-0 and the Illini to 0-5 thus mathematically eliminating the Illini.  

The Iowa/Minnesota loser will fall to 1-4 so a Wisconsin win this weekend would leave them mathematically with a chance to tie but not win outright.  

Wisconsin's "magic number*" is three.  

*Magic number:  The combined number of Wisconsin wins and losses by their closest competitor necessary for the Badgers to clinch a spot in Indianapolis.  Ie, if Wisconsin wins three more games they will finish no worse than 7-2 and that would be no worse than a tie with the Nebraska/Northwestern winner.  Wisconsin already defeated both the Cornhuskers and the Wildcats so 7-2 would guarantee them a spot in Indianapolis.  

The earliest that Wisconsin could possibly clinch is next week.  If they win their next two games (@ILL, @IU) they will move to 6-0.  That would do it so long as Nebraska (@PU, vNU), Northwestern (vMSU, @UNL), Iowa (vMN, @tOSU) and Minnesota (@Iowa, @M) each lose at least one of their next two games.  
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