Big 10 as of 2/12/2024
Locks: Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois
Probably in: Michigan St, Northwestern
Coin flip: Nebraska
Probably Out: Iowa
No Shot: Ohio St, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, Penn St, Rutgers, Michigan
Nebraska stopped their 2 game skid with a convincing win over Michigan. They simply can't win on the road. Penn State is a must win game at home next weekend and then they have a winnable road game @ Indiana.
Michigan State picked up a much needed win over Illinois. Sparty is a metric darling (#17 on KP) and should be safe as long as they don't collapse down the stretch.
Wisconsin has lost 4 in a row. The last two to noon-tourney teams. They have fallen from 2 seed consideration to closer to a 5 seed. Saturday was ugly getting blown out at Rutgers. Thank you for your help, Jeremiah Williams.
Iowa is hanging on by a thread. They are stuck with zero Quad 1 wins but have many remaining opportunities with an actually challenging schedule to finish (7th remaining SOS nationally). They have a winnable road game @ Maryland on Wednesday before the schedule gets tough (Wisconsin, @ Mich St, @ Illinois, Penn St, @ Northwestern, Illinois).