A Pipe Dream: The B1G West is Still Open… Barely
We don’t say #BuckyByAMillion for nothing around here. No matter how bad it gets, if there’s a sliver of hope we’ll find it and cling to it.
Wisconsin can still win the Big Ten West.
#NotDeadYet
Well, actually no one is dead yet. (Except Purdue… sorry spoilermakers, boiler down). Yes, that means Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, Northwestern, and Wisconsin all have a path to winning the West, despite Iowa’s 2 game lead with 2 games to go.
If Iowa wins Saturday at home vs. Illinois OR at Nebraska in week 13 – Iowa clinches the West.
BUT,
If Iowa loses out – it’s a mess.
If you’re a Badger fan, you need 3 things to happen.
- Wisconsin wins out (a very tall task)
- Iowa loses out (possible, but not likely)
- Illinois wins out (who knows)
This would force a 3-way tie atop the B1G west between Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. All 3 teams involved in the tie would have the same record against each other 1-1 (it’s a good thing Bucky won in Champaign).
The next tiebreaker is their division records:
- Iowa would have 3 division losses
- Illinois would have 3 division losses
- Wisconsin would have only 2
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