Big Ten basketball results and standings: Wisconsin making a push for the crown
The Big Ten continues to be a little bit chaotic. Any given week, a bottom team can upset a top team, and the top teams are all still jostling for the crown. This is the third week in a row where there is a new team at the top of the Big Ten leaderboard. It started with Michigan State, then came Purdue, and now it is Michigan. Wisconsin is also in the hunt, only two games back from Michigan, and has basically caught Purdue and Michigan State. Let’s look at the results and the standings in the Big Ten.
Big Ten Results
Tuesday, February 11
No. 20 Michigan over No. 7 Purdue 75-73
Indiana over No. 11 Michigan State 71-67
Illinois over UCLA 83-78
USC over Penn State 92-67
Oregon over Northwestern 81-75
Wednesday, February 12
Ohio State over Washington 93-69
Iowa over Rutgers 84-73
Thursday, February 13
No. 25 Maryland over Nebraska 83-75
Friday, February 14
UCLA over Indiana 72-68
Saturday, February 15
No. 16 Wisconsin over No. 7 Purdue 94-84
Washington over Penn State 75-73
No. 11 Michigan State over Illinois 79-65
Minnesota over USC 69-66
Sunday, February 16
No. 20 Michigan over Ohio State 86-83
No. 25 Maryland over Iowa 101-75
Nebraska over Northwestern 68-64
Oregon over Rutgers 75-57
| Team | Big Ten Record | Overall Record |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Wolverines | 12-2 | 20-5 |
| Michigan State Spartans | 11-3 | 20-5 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 11-4 | 19-7 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | 10-4 | 20-5 |
| Maryland Terrapins | 10-5 | 20-6 |
| UCLA Bruins | 10-5 | 19-7 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 9-7 | 17-9 |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7-8 | 17-9 |
| Oregon Ducks | 7-8 | 18-8 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | 7-8 | 15-11 |
| USC Trojans | 6-8 | 14-11 |
| Indiana Hoosiers | 6-9 | 15-11 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 5-9 | 13-12 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | 5-9 | 14-11 |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 5-10 | 12-14 |
| Washington Huskies | 4-10 | 13-12 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 4-11 | 13-13 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | 3-12 | 13-13 |
The Badgers have stayed in fourth place this week, but now they are alone there after sharing it with UCLA last week. Their upcoming schedule has some challenges in front of them, but they have a handful of home games that they need to take advantage of.
Wisconsin has two games this week against Illinois and Oregon, both at home. This is a good time for them to continue to catch the top of the leaderboard. Beating Purdue kept them in the hunt and angling for the top. Michigan will take on their in-state rivals in Michigan State and then a pesky Nebraska team. UW ideally would love to see them drop both, but even one would be great for the Big Ten standings.
