Remaining schedules for bottom 5 trying to avoid Weakling Wednesday

[SelectionSunday]

Only 1 of these 5 will avoid Weakling Wednesday and earn a single-bye. If Gophers are extremely fortunate, beating Wisconsin and Iowa (for 5-13 mark) might be enough?

Current B1G Tournament seed noted. ...

#10 Wisconsin (3-9)
@ Illinois (2-9)
Michigan (8-5)
Purdue (12-0)
Minnesota (3-10)
@ Northwestern (6-6)
Michigan State (11-2)
B1G Record/Winning % of Remaining Opponents: 42-32 (56.8%)

#11 Iowa (3-10)
@ Ohio State (11-1)
@ Michigan (8-5)
Indiana (6-7)
@ Minnesota (3-10)
Northwestern (6-6)
B1G Record/Winning % of Remaining Opponents: 34-29 (54%)

#12 Minnesota (3-10)
@ Indiana (6-7)
Michigan State (11-2)
@ Wisconsin (3-9)
Iowa (3-10)
@ Purdue (12-0)
B1G Record/Winning % of Remaining Opponents: 35-28 (55.6%)

#13 Illinois (2-9)
Wisconsin (3-9)
Penn State (6-6)
@ Indiana (6-7)
Nebraska (9-4)
@ Michigan State (11-2)
Purdue (12-0)
@ Rutgers (2-11)
B1G Record/Winning % of Remaining Opponents: 49-39 (55.7%)

#14 Rutgers (2-11)
@ Nebraska (9-4)
Northwestern (6-6)
@ Maryland (5-7)
@ Ohio State (11-1)
Illinois (2-9)
B1G Record/Winning % of Remaining Opponents: 33-27 (55%)

The call?

I'll go with Iowa. The Hawkeyes appear to have the best path to a 6-12 conference record, which likely will be the record of the #10 seed.

 

[BleedGopher]

Hodger, you are doing yeoman's work! I appreciate you've shifted from your annual "who we need to win/lose" analysis for us to get in the bubble of the NCAA Tournament, to now us receiving your astute analysis for us to avoid playing on Weakling Wednesday and possibly ending our season before March arrives!

Thanks for all you do!

Go Gophers!!

 

[SelectionSunday]

Hodger, you are doing yeoman's work! I appreciate you've shifted from your annual "who we need to win/lose" analysis for us to get in the bubble of the NCAA Tournament, to now us receiving your astute analysis for us to avoid playing on Weakling Wednesday and possibly ending our season before March arrives!

Thanks for all you do!

Go Gophers!!

Thanks Bleed, wish I could do more. Life moving a lot faster last 2+ years with a wedding and adding two lovely stepdaughters, so haven't been able to keep up the writing pace. A great trade-off, though, I'm content being (one of) GH's all-things "Field of 68/36 At-Larges" guy. That's one thing even in marriage (I have a great, understanding wife) I can't shake!