Jan 30-Feb 5: Ladder league

[brucekaupa]

Interesting week coming up. For the most part, you have the top-7 teams playing each other and the bottom-5 teams playing each other...

#1 Ohio State (7-2):      @#3 Wisconsin
#2 Michigan State (6-2):  @#7 Illinois, #4 Michigan

#3 Wisconsin (6-3):       @#12 Penn State, #1 Ohio State
#4 Michigan (6-3):        #6 Indiana, @#2 MSU

#5 Purdue (5-4):          #6 Indiana
#6 Indiana (5-5):         @#4 Michigan, @#5 Purdue
#7 Illinois (4-4):        #2 Michigan State, #11 Northwestern
#8 Minnesota (4-5):       @#10 Iowa, @#9 Nebraska

#9 Nebraska (3-6):        @#11 Northwestern, #8 Minnesota
#10 Iowa (3-6):           #8 Minnesota, #12 Penn State
#11 Northwestern (2-6):   #9 Nebraska, @#7 Illinois

#12 Penn State (2-7):     #3 Wisconsin, @#10 Iowa

What I like, assuming we win both games:
- Ohio State v. Wisconsin: Wisconsin losing gives us a closer shot at 3rd.
- Michigan State v. Illinois: A virtual win-win for the Gopher.
- Michigan State v. Michigan: Another win-win for the Gopher.
- Michigan v. Indiana: Again, a win-win.
- Purdue v. Indiana: Yet another win-win.

If all the chips fell correctly, which they won't:
- Ohio State wins: 8-2
- Michigan State wins both games: 8-2
- Wisconsin loses both games: 6-5
- Michigan loses both games: 6-5
- Purdue loses: 5-5
- Indiana wins both games: 7-5
- Illinois loses both games: 4-6
- Minnesota wins both games: 6-5
- Nebraska loses both games: 3-8
- Iowa loses both games: 3-8
- Northwestern wins both games: 4-6
- Penn State wins both games: 4-7
...and BAM!, we're sitting in a 3-way tie for 4th.

 

[freshtrout]

Ladder league

Like your theory .. let's hope it happens, if so, we are looking very good, and it just might fall that way. Thanks for your work - I've been wondering how to shake it all out over the next week. This helps.

 

[gophervet]

In my opinion, these are the most crucial games the Gophers the rest of the season. We have to beat two bottom feeders if we want to get above 8 Big Ten Wins.

 

[station19]

In my opinion, these are the most crucial games the Gophers the rest of the season. We have to beat two bottom feeders if we want to get above 8 Big Ten Wins.

+19

 

[brucekaupa]

Well, that's 0 for 2. Crap.