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I created what is basically a Bradley-Terry model (+ home court advantage) with a ballast component that assumes a "draw" in a game against an average opponent with a weight of 0.075 of a normal game. (This was chosen by seeing what made the post Conference Tournament model outputs most predictive of the postseason results for the last 10 years).
Pros:
- Only wins and losses matter
- A win cannot hurt you and a loss cannot help you
- Includes a HCA component, which is calculated from the data and non-arbitrary
- I made it
- The ballast component solves the issue of undefeated/winless teams having ratings that go to infinity/-infinity
- Fully accounts for SOS
Ratings are on the standard elo chess scale (1500 is average, 400 is one SD of performance)
Here is what the rankings would look like for the Big Ten after the date of every RU game this year (taking early season with the usual large grain of salt):
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Nov 10 / Rutgers W vs Lehigh
1. #22 Wisconsin (1-0)
1. #22 Northwestern (1-0)
1. #22 Minnesota (1-0)
1. #22 Indiana (1-0)
1. #22 Purdue (1-0)
1. #22 Ohio St (1-0)
1. #22 Maryland (1-0)
1. #22 Iowa (1-0)
1. #22 Illinois (1-0)
1. #22 Rutgers (1-0)
1. #22 Penn St (1-0)
1. #22 Michigan (1-0)
13. #248 Michigan St (0-1)
14. #251 Nebraska (0-1)
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Nov 13 / Rutgers W vs Merrimack
1. #3 Indiana (2-0)
2. #5 Penn St (1-0)
3. #15 Rutgers (2-0)
4. #21 Maryland (3-0)
5. #50 Purdue (2-0)
6. #58 Minnesota (2-0)
7. #60 Iowa (2-0)
8. #62 Ohio St (2-0)
9. #67 Michigan (2-0)
10. #68 Northwestern (2-0)
11. #83 Illinois (2-0)
12. #131 Wisconsin (2-0)
13. #165 Michigan St (1-1)
14. #172 Nebraska (1-1)
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Nov 16 / Rutgers W vs NJIT
1. #11 Minnesota (3-0)
2. #13 Indiana (2-0)
3. #22 Iowa (3-0)
4. #33 Rutgers (3-0)
5. #39 Maryland (3-0)
6. #62 Purdue (3-0)
7. #65 Michigan (2-1)
8. #80 Ohio St (3-0)
9. #92 Northwestern (3-0)
10. #129 Penn St (1-1)
11. #145 Illinois (2-1)
12. #164 Michigan St (1-1)
13. #172 Wisconsin (2-1)
14. #220 Nebraska (1-2)
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Nov 18 / Rutgers L at DePaul
1. #4 Minnesota (3-0)
2. #8 Purdue (3-0)
3. #11 Iowa (4-0)
4. #44 Indiana (3-0)
5. #49 Michigan St (2-1)
6. #62 Michigan (2-1)
7. #81 Northwestern (4-0)
8. #84 Maryland (3-1)
9. #123 Ohio St (3-1)
10. #126 Rutgers (3-1)
11. #128 Illinois (2-1)
12. #140 Penn St (2-1)
13. #155 Wisconsin (2-1)
14. #266 Nebraska (1-2)
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Nov 22 / Rutgers L vs Lafayette
1. #10 Ohio St (4-1)
2. #15 Minnesota (4-0)
3. #22 Purdue (5-0)
4. #27 Iowa (5-0)
5. #49 Indiana (4-0)
6. #50 Wisconsin (3-1)
7. #57 Michigan (3-2)
8. #95 Illinois (2-2)
9. #98 Michigan St (3-1)
10. #108 Northwestern (4-1)
11. #109 Nebraska (3-2)
12. #129 Maryland (4-1)
13. #152 Penn St (3-1)
14. #324 Rutgers (3-2)
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Nov 27 / Rutgers L at Massachusetts
1. #10 Purdue (6-0)
2. #15 Ohio St (4-2)
3. #25 Indiana (6-0)
4. #29 Minnesota (5-0)
5. #37 Wisconsin (5-1)
6. #51 Michigan (4-2)
7. #53 Iowa (6-0)
8. #66 Michigan St (5-2)
9. #67 Northwestern (5-1)
10. #93 Illinois (4-2)
11. #94 Nebraska (5-2)
12. #127 Maryland (5-2)
13. #146 Penn St (4-2)
14. #273 Rutgers (3-3)
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Nov 30 / Rutgers W vs Clemson
1. #4 Ohio St (5-2)
2. #8 Purdue (7-0)
3. #17 Iowa (7-0)
4. #24 Minnesota (6-0)
5. #28 Michigan (4-2)
6. #33 Wisconsin (5-1)
7. #41 Michigan St (5-2)
8. #79 Illinois (5-2)
9. #90 Northwestern (5-2)
10. #95 Indiana (6-1)
11. #119 Penn St (4-2)
12. #135 Nebraska (5-2)
13. #139 Maryland (5-2)
14. #184 Rutgers (4-3)
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Dec 3 / Rutgers L at Illinois
1. #2 Purdue (8-0)
2. #11 Ohio St (5-2)
3. #12 Iowa (7-1)
4. #19 Wisconsin (6-1)
5. #27 Michigan St (6-2)
6. #34 Minnesota (6-0)
7. #67 Michigan (4-3)
8. #68 Northwestern (5-2)
9. #84 Illinois (6-2)
10. #106 Maryland (5-3)
11. #109 Indiana (6-1)
12. #143 Nebraska (5-3)
13. #171 Penn St (4-3)
14. #216 Rutgers (4-4)
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Dec 9 / Rutgers W vs Purdue
1. #10 Wisconsin (8-1, 1-0)
2. #13 Michigan St (8-2, 1-0)
3. #17 Ohio St (7-2, 1-0)
4. #31 Minnesota (7-1, 0-1)
5. #33 Purdue (8-1, 1-1)
6. #37 Illinois (7-2, 2-0)
7. #40 Northwestern (6-2, 1-0)
8. #53 Michigan (6-3, 1-0)
9. #63 Indiana (7-2, 1-1)
10. #68 Iowa (7-3, 0-2)
11. #120 Penn St (5-4, 0-1)
12. #123 Maryland (5-4, 0-1)
13. #132 Rutgers (5-4, 1-1)
14. #181 Nebraska (5-5, 0-2)
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Dec 12 / Rutgers L at Seton Hall
1. #11 Michigan St (9-2, 2-0)
2. #12 Ohio St (8-2, 2-0)
3. #15 Wisconsin (8-2, 1-1)
4. #20 Minnesota (8-1, 1-1)
5. #29 Purdue (9-1, 1-1)
6. #42 Northwestern (7-2, 1-0)
7. #47 Illinois (7-3, 2-0)
8. #48 Michigan (6-4, 1-1)
9. #63 Indiana (8-2, 1-1)
10. #74 Iowa (7-3, 0-2)
11. #101 Maryland (6-4, 0-1)
12. #124 Penn St (5-5, 0-2)
13. #142 Rutgers (5-5, 1-1)
14. #171 Nebraska (5-6, 0-2)
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Dec 30 / Rutgers W vs Maine
1. #5 Michigan St (11-2, 2-0)
2. #11 Minnesota (10-1, 1-1)
3. #13 Wisconsin (10-2, 1-1)
4. #14 Ohio St (8-2, 2-0)
5. #20 Purdue (12-1, 1-1)
6. #49 Illinois (9-3, 2-0)
7. #52 Iowa (10-3, 0-2)
8. #53 Michigan (7-5, 1-1)
9. #54 Northwestern (7-2, 1-0)
10. #60 Indiana (10-2, 1-1)
11. #87 Maryland (8-4, 0-1)
12. #100 Penn St (5-5, 0-2)
13. #133 Rutgers (6-5, 1-1)
14. #197 Nebraska (6-7, 0-2)
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Jan 1 / Rutgers W vs Central Connecticut
1. #5 Michigan St (11-2, 2-0)
2. #13 Minnesota (10-1, 1-1)
3. #14 Wisconsin (10-2, 1-1)
4. #15 Ohio St (8-2, 2-0)
5. #17 Purdue (12-1, 1-1)
6. #51 Illinois (9-3, 2-0)
7. #52 Iowa (10-3, 0-2)
8. #54 Michigan (7-5, 1-1)
9. #58 Indiana (10-2, 1-1)
10. #60 Northwestern (7-2, 1-0)
11. #87 Maryland (8-4, 0-1)
12. #95 Penn St (5-5, 0-2)
13. #129 Rutgers (7-5, 1-1)
14. #209 Nebraska (6-7, 0-2)
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Jan 4 / Rutgers W vs Michigan
1. #5 Michigan St (12-2, 3-0)
2. #12 Wisconsin (11-2, 2-1)
3. #13 Ohio St (9-2, 3-0)
4. #20 Purdue (12-2, 1-2)
5. #31 Minnesota (10-2, 1-2)
6. #35 Illinois (10-3, 3-0)
7. #41 Iowa (11-3, 1-2)
8. #63 Northwestern (7-3, 1-1)
9. #71 Penn St (6-5, 1-2)
10. #72 Indiana (10-3, 1-2)
11. #73 Michigan (7-6, 1-2)
12. #91 Rutgers (8-5, 2-1)
13. #100 Maryland (8-5, 0-2)
14. #198 Nebraska (6-8, 0-3)
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Jan 8 / Rutgers W vs Nebraska
1. #5 Michigan St (13-2, 4-0)
2. #7 Wisconsin (12-2, 3-1)
3. #15 Purdue (13-2, 2-2)
4. #22 Ohio St (9-3, 3-1)
5. #29 Minnesota (10-2, 1-2)
6. #34 Illinois (11-3, 4-0)
7. #46 Iowa (11-4, 1-3)
8. #48 Indiana (11-3, 2-2)
9. #61 Penn St (7-6, 2-3)
10. #76 Michigan (7-6, 1-2)
11. #90 Northwestern (7-4, 1-2)
12. #95 Rutgers (9-5, 3-1)
13. #105 Maryland (8-6, 0-3)
14. #199 Nebraska (6-10, 0-5)
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Jan 11 / Rutgers L at Penn St.
1. #4 Michigan St (13-2, 4-0)
2. #5 Wisconsin (13-2, 4-1)
3. #16 Purdue (13-2, 2-2)
4. #19 Ohio St (10-3, 4-1)
5. #35 Illinois (12-3, 5-0)
6. #36 Indiana (12-3, 3-2)
7. #42 Minnesota (10-3, 1-3)
8. #49 Iowa (11-4, 1-3)
9. #56 Penn St (8-6, 3-3)
10. #79 Michigan (7-6, 1-2)
11. #90 Northwestern (7-5, 1-3)
12. #101 Rutgers (9-6, 3-2)
13. #110 Maryland (8-7, 0-4)
14. #203 Nebraska (6-11, 0-6)
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Jan 15 / Rutgers W at Maryland
1. #2 Wisconsin (14-2, 5-1)
2. #9 Michigan St (14-3, 5-1)
3. #11 Purdue (14-2, 3-2)
4. #22 Ohio St (10-4, 4-2)
5. #27 Illinois (13-3, 6-0)
6. #40 Iowa (12-4, 2-3)
7. #44 Minnesota (10-4, 1-4)
8. #45 Indiana (12-4, 3-3)
9. #62 Penn St (8-6, 3-3)
10. #79 Northwestern (8-6, 2-4)
11. #84 Michigan (7-7, 1-3)
12. #96 Rutgers (10-6, 4-2)
13. #101 Maryland (9-8, 1-5)
14. #189 Nebraska (6-12, 0-7)
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Jan 19 / Rutgers W vs Iowa
1. #2 Wisconsin (15-2, 6-1)
2. #7 Purdue (15-2, 4-2)
3. #8 Michigan St (14-3, 5-1)
4. #20 Ohio St (12-4, 5-2)
5. #28 Illinois (13-4, 6-1)
6. #44 Iowa (13-5, 3-4)
7. #46 Indiana (13-4, 4-3)
8. #54 Minnesota (10-5, 1-5)
9. #62 Penn St (8-7, 3-4)
10. #78 Rutgers (11-6, 5-2)
11. #79 Michigan (8-7, 2-3)
12. #83 Northwestern (8-7, 2-5)
13. #104 Maryland (9-9, 1-6)
14. #191 Nebraska (6-13, 0-8)
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Jan 22 / Rutgers L at Minnesota
1. #4 Wisconsin (15-3, 6-2)
2. #7 Michigan St (15-3, 6-1)
3. #16 Purdue (15-3, 4-3)
4. #19 Ohio St (12-4, 5-2)
5. #35 Indiana (14-4, 5-3)
6. #38 Illinois (13-5, 6-2)
7. #40 Iowa (14-5, 4-4)
8. #48 Minnesota (11-5, 2-5)
9. #67 Penn St (8-8, 3-5)
10. #77 Michigan (8-7, 2-3)
11. #79 Northwestern (8-7, 2-5)
12. #81 Rutgers (11-7, 5-3)
13. #91 Maryland (10-9, 2-6)
14. #183 Nebraska (6-13, 0-8)
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Jan 25 / Rutgers L vs Maryland
1. #5 Wisconsin (15-3, 6-2)
2. #11 Michigan St (15-4, 6-2)
3. #15 Purdue (16-3, 5-3)
4. #20 Ohio St (12-4, 5-2)
5. #28 Illinois (14-5, 7-2)
6. #38 Iowa (14-5, 4-4)
7. #44 Indiana (14-5, 5-4)
8. #49 Minnesota (11-5, 2-5)
9. #68 Michigan (9-7, 3-3)
10. #72 Penn St (8-8, 3-5)
11. #82 Northwestern (8-8, 2-6)
12. #85 Maryland (11-9, 3-6)
13. #91 Rutgers (11-8, 5-4)
14. #177 Nebraska (6-13, 0-8)
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Jan 29 / Rutgers W at Nebraska
1. #3 Wisconsin (16-3, 7-2)
2. #9 Michigan St (16-4, 7-2)
3. #11 Purdue (17-3, 6-3)
4. #18 Ohio St (13-4, 6-2)
5. #25 Illinois (15-5, 8-2)
6. #35 Indiana (16-5, 7-4)
7. #39 Iowa (14-6, 4-5)
8. #48 Minnesota (11-6, 2-6)
9. #67 Michigan (10-8, 4-4)
10. #76 Penn St (8-9, 3-6)
11. #88 Maryland (11-10, 3-7)
12. #92 Rutgers (12-8, 6-4)
13. #98 Northwestern (8-10, 2-8)
14. #193 Nebraska (6-15, 0-10)
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Feb 1 / Rutgers L at Northwestern
1. #3 Wisconsin (17-3, 8-2)
2. #9 Purdue (18-3, 7-3)
3. #11 Michigan St (17-4, 8-2)
4. #18 Ohio St (13-5, 6-3)
5. #25 Illinois (15-5, 8-2)
6. #33 Indiana (16-5, 7-4)
7. #44 Iowa (14-7, 4-6)
8. #52 Minnesota (11-7, 2-7)
9. #64 Michigan (11-8, 5-4)
10. #68 Penn St (9-9, 4-6)
11. #87 Northwestern (9-10, 3-8)
12. #92 Maryland (11-11, 3-8)
13. #101 Rutgers (12-9, 6-5)
14. #198 Nebraska (6-16, 0-11)
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Feb 5 / Rutgers W vs Michigan St.
1. #6 Wisconsin (18-4, 9-3)
2. #7 Purdue (20-3, 9-3)
3. #16 Illinois (17-5, 8-3)
4. #17 Michigan St (17-5, 8-3)
5. #18 Ohio St (13-5, 6-3)
6. #36 Indiana (16-6, 7-5)
7. #40 Iowa (14-7, 4-6)
8. #55 Minnesota (11-8, 2-8)
9. #63 Michigan (11-9, 5-5)
10. #69 Penn St (9-10, 4-7)
11. #82 Northwestern (10-10, 4-8)
12. #83 Rutgers (13-9, 7-5)
13. #91 Maryland (11-11, 3-8)
14. #198 Nebraska (6-17, 0-12)
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Feb 9 / Rutgers W vs Ohio St.
1. #4 Wisconsin (19-4, 10-3)
2. #6 Purdue (21-3, 10-3)
3. #15 Illinois (17-6, 10-3)
4. #19 Michigan St (17-6, 8-4)
5. #25 Ohio St (14-6, 7-4)
6. #38 Iowa (15-7, 5-6)
7. #42 Indiana (16-7, 7-6)
8. #55 Michigan (12-9, 6-5)
9. #70 Northwestern (11-10, 5-8)
10. #72 Rutgers (14-9, 8-5)
11. #77 Minnesota (11-10, 2-10)
12. #79 Penn St (9-11, 4-8)
13. #90 Maryland (11-12, 3-9)
14. #176 Nebraska (7-17, 1-12)
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Feb 12 / Rutgers W at Wisconsin
1. #8 Wisconsin (19-5, 10-4)
2. #9 Purdue (21-4, 10-4)
3. #15 Illinois (17-6, 10-3)
4. #17 Michigan St (18-6, 9-4)
5. #25 Ohio St (15-6, 8-4)
6. #36 Iowa (16-7, 6-6)
7. #46 Indiana (16-8, 7-7)
8. #49 Michigan (13-10, 7-6)
9. #57 Rutgers (15-9, 9-5)
10. #67 Minnesota (12-10, 3-10)
11. #73 Northwestern (11-10, 5-8)
12. #87 Penn St (9-12, 4-9)
13. #91 Maryland (11-13, 3-10)
14. #174 Nebraska (7-17, 1-12)
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Feb 16 / Rutgers W vs Illinois
1. #7 Purdue (23-4, 12-4)
2. #10 Wisconsin (20-5, 11-4)
3. #20 Illinois (18-7, 11-4)
4. #21 Ohio St (16-6, 9-4)
5. #22 Michigan St (18-7, 9-5)
6. #35 Iowa (17-7, 7-6)
7. #46 Indiana (16-9, 7-8)
8. #47 Michigan (13-10, 7-6)
9. #50 Rutgers (16-9, 10-5)
10. #72 Minnesota (12-11, 3-11)
11. #74 Penn St (10-12, 5-9)
12. #78 Northwestern (11-12, 5-10)
13. #91 Maryland (11-14, 3-11)
14. #173 Nebraska (7-18, 1-13)
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Feb 20 / Rutgers L at Purdue
1. #7 Purdue (24-4, 13-4)
2. #9 Wisconsin (21-5, 12-4)
3. #16 Illinois (19-7, 12-4)
4. #23 Ohio St (16-7, 9-5)
5. #25 Michigan St (18-8, 9-6)
6. #34 Iowa (18-8, 8-7)
7. #40 Michigan (14-11, 8-7)
8. #44 Indiana (16-9, 7-8)
9. #50 Rutgers (16-10, 10-6)
10. #69 Minnesota (13-12, 4-12)
11. #70 Penn St (11-12, 6-9)
12. #80 Northwestern (11-13, 5-11)
13. #87 Maryland (12-14, 4-11)
14. #179 Nebraska (7-19, 1-14)
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Feb 23 / Rutgers L at Michigan
1. #8 Purdue (24-4, 13-4)
2. #9 Wisconsin (22-5, 13-4)
3. #16 Illinois (19-7, 12-4)
4. #22 Ohio St (17-7, 10-5)
5. #31 Michigan St (18-9, 9-7)
6. #33 Iowa (19-8, 9-7)
7. #39 Michigan (15-11, 9-7)
8. #47 Indiana (16-10, 7-9)
9. #53 Rutgers (16-11, 10-7)
10. #71 Minnesota (13-13, 4-13)
11. #77 Penn St (11-13, 6-10)
12. #82 Northwestern (12-13, 6-11)
13. #83 Maryland (13-14, 5-11)
14. #183 Nebraska (7-20, 1-15)
I created what is basically a Bradley-Terry model (+ home court advantage) with a ballast component that assumes a "draw" in a game against an average opponent with a weight of 0.075 of a normal game. (This was chosen by seeing what made the post Conference Tournament model outputs most predictive of the postseason results for the last 10 years).
Pros:
- Only wins and losses matter
- A win cannot hurt you and a loss cannot help you
- Includes a HCA component, which is calculated from the data and non-arbitrary
- I made it
- The ballast component solves the issue of undefeated/winless teams having ratings that go to infinity/-infinity
- Fully accounts for SOS
Ratings are on the standard elo chess scale (1500 is average, 400 is one SD of performance)
Here is what the rankings would look like for the Big Ten after the date of every RU game this year (taking early season with the usual large grain of salt):
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Nov 10 / Rutgers W vs Lehigh
1. #22 Wisconsin (1-0)
1. #22 Northwestern (1-0)
1. #22 Minnesota (1-0)
1. #22 Indiana (1-0)
1. #22 Purdue (1-0)
1. #22 Ohio St (1-0)
1. #22 Maryland (1-0)
1. #22 Iowa (1-0)
1. #22 Illinois (1-0)
1. #22 Rutgers (1-0)
1. #22 Penn St (1-0)
1. #22 Michigan (1-0)
13. #248 Michigan St (0-1)
14. #251 Nebraska (0-1)
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Nov 13 / Rutgers W vs Merrimack
1. #3 Indiana (2-0)
2. #5 Penn St (1-0)
3. #15 Rutgers (2-0)
4. #21 Maryland (3-0)
5. #50 Purdue (2-0)
6. #58 Minnesota (2-0)
7. #60 Iowa (2-0)
8. #62 Ohio St (2-0)
9. #67 Michigan (2-0)
10. #68 Northwestern (2-0)
11. #83 Illinois (2-0)
12. #131 Wisconsin (2-0)
13. #165 Michigan St (1-1)
14. #172 Nebraska (1-1)
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Nov 16 / Rutgers W vs NJIT
1. #11 Minnesota (3-0)
2. #13 Indiana (2-0)
3. #22 Iowa (3-0)
4. #33 Rutgers (3-0)
5. #39 Maryland (3-0)
6. #62 Purdue (3-0)
7. #65 Michigan (2-1)
8. #80 Ohio St (3-0)
9. #92 Northwestern (3-0)
10. #129 Penn St (1-1)
11. #145 Illinois (2-1)
12. #164 Michigan St (1-1)
13. #172 Wisconsin (2-1)
14. #220 Nebraska (1-2)
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Nov 18 / Rutgers L at DePaul
1. #4 Minnesota (3-0)
2. #8 Purdue (3-0)
3. #11 Iowa (4-0)
4. #44 Indiana (3-0)
5. #49 Michigan St (2-1)
6. #62 Michigan (2-1)
7. #81 Northwestern (4-0)
8. #84 Maryland (3-1)
9. #123 Ohio St (3-1)
10. #126 Rutgers (3-1)
11. #128 Illinois (2-1)
12. #140 Penn St (2-1)
13. #155 Wisconsin (2-1)
14. #266 Nebraska (1-2)
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Nov 22 / Rutgers L vs Lafayette
1. #10 Ohio St (4-1)
2. #15 Minnesota (4-0)
3. #22 Purdue (5-0)
4. #27 Iowa (5-0)
5. #49 Indiana (4-0)
6. #50 Wisconsin (3-1)
7. #57 Michigan (3-2)
8. #95 Illinois (2-2)
9. #98 Michigan St (3-1)
10. #108 Northwestern (4-1)
11. #109 Nebraska (3-2)
12. #129 Maryland (4-1)
13. #152 Penn St (3-1)
14. #324 Rutgers (3-2)
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Nov 27 / Rutgers L at Massachusetts
1. #10 Purdue (6-0)
2. #15 Ohio St (4-2)
3. #25 Indiana (6-0)
4. #29 Minnesota (5-0)
5. #37 Wisconsin (5-1)
6. #51 Michigan (4-2)
7. #53 Iowa (6-0)
8. #66 Michigan St (5-2)
9. #67 Northwestern (5-1)
10. #93 Illinois (4-2)
11. #94 Nebraska (5-2)
12. #127 Maryland (5-2)
13. #146 Penn St (4-2)
14. #273 Rutgers (3-3)
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Nov 30 / Rutgers W vs Clemson
1. #4 Ohio St (5-2)
2. #8 Purdue (7-0)
3. #17 Iowa (7-0)
4. #24 Minnesota (6-0)
5. #28 Michigan (4-2)
6. #33 Wisconsin (5-1)
7. #41 Michigan St (5-2)
8. #79 Illinois (5-2)
9. #90 Northwestern (5-2)
10. #95 Indiana (6-1)
11. #119 Penn St (4-2)
12. #135 Nebraska (5-2)
13. #139 Maryland (5-2)
14. #184 Rutgers (4-3)
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Dec 3 / Rutgers L at Illinois
1. #2 Purdue (8-0)
2. #11 Ohio St (5-2)
3. #12 Iowa (7-1)
4. #19 Wisconsin (6-1)
5. #27 Michigan St (6-2)
6. #34 Minnesota (6-0)
7. #67 Michigan (4-3)
8. #68 Northwestern (5-2)
9. #84 Illinois (6-2)
10. #106 Maryland (5-3)
11. #109 Indiana (6-1)
12. #143 Nebraska (5-3)
13. #171 Penn St (4-3)
14. #216 Rutgers (4-4)
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Dec 9 / Rutgers W vs Purdue
1. #10 Wisconsin (8-1, 1-0)
2. #13 Michigan St (8-2, 1-0)
3. #17 Ohio St (7-2, 1-0)
4. #31 Minnesota (7-1, 0-1)
5. #33 Purdue (8-1, 1-1)
6. #37 Illinois (7-2, 2-0)
7. #40 Northwestern (6-2, 1-0)
8. #53 Michigan (6-3, 1-0)
9. #63 Indiana (7-2, 1-1)
10. #68 Iowa (7-3, 0-2)
11. #120 Penn St (5-4, 0-1)
12. #123 Maryland (5-4, 0-1)
13. #132 Rutgers (5-4, 1-1)
14. #181 Nebraska (5-5, 0-2)
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Dec 12 / Rutgers L at Seton Hall
1. #11 Michigan St (9-2, 2-0)
2. #12 Ohio St (8-2, 2-0)
3. #15 Wisconsin (8-2, 1-1)
4. #20 Minnesota (8-1, 1-1)
5. #29 Purdue (9-1, 1-1)
6. #42 Northwestern (7-2, 1-0)
7. #47 Illinois (7-3, 2-0)
8. #48 Michigan (6-4, 1-1)
9. #63 Indiana (8-2, 1-1)
10. #74 Iowa (7-3, 0-2)
11. #101 Maryland (6-4, 0-1)
12. #124 Penn St (5-5, 0-2)
13. #142 Rutgers (5-5, 1-1)
14. #171 Nebraska (5-6, 0-2)
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Dec 30 / Rutgers W vs Maine
1. #5 Michigan St (11-2, 2-0)
2. #11 Minnesota (10-1, 1-1)
3. #13 Wisconsin (10-2, 1-1)
4. #14 Ohio St (8-2, 2-0)
5. #20 Purdue (12-1, 1-1)
6. #49 Illinois (9-3, 2-0)
7. #52 Iowa (10-3, 0-2)
8. #53 Michigan (7-5, 1-1)
9. #54 Northwestern (7-2, 1-0)
10. #60 Indiana (10-2, 1-1)
11. #87 Maryland (8-4, 0-1)
12. #100 Penn St (5-5, 0-2)
13. #133 Rutgers (6-5, 1-1)
14. #197 Nebraska (6-7, 0-2)
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Jan 1 / Rutgers W vs Central Connecticut
1. #5 Michigan St (11-2, 2-0)
2. #13 Minnesota (10-1, 1-1)
3. #14 Wisconsin (10-2, 1-1)
4. #15 Ohio St (8-2, 2-0)
5. #17 Purdue (12-1, 1-1)
6. #51 Illinois (9-3, 2-0)
7. #52 Iowa (10-3, 0-2)
8. #54 Michigan (7-5, 1-1)
9. #58 Indiana (10-2, 1-1)
10. #60 Northwestern (7-2, 1-0)
11. #87 Maryland (8-4, 0-1)
12. #95 Penn St (5-5, 0-2)
13. #129 Rutgers (7-5, 1-1)
14. #209 Nebraska (6-7, 0-2)
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Jan 4 / Rutgers W vs Michigan
1. #5 Michigan St (12-2, 3-0)
2. #12 Wisconsin (11-2, 2-1)
3. #13 Ohio St (9-2, 3-0)
4. #20 Purdue (12-2, 1-2)
5. #31 Minnesota (10-2, 1-2)
6. #35 Illinois (10-3, 3-0)
7. #41 Iowa (11-3, 1-2)
8. #63 Northwestern (7-3, 1-1)
9. #71 Penn St (6-5, 1-2)
10. #72 Indiana (10-3, 1-2)
11. #73 Michigan (7-6, 1-2)
12. #91 Rutgers (8-5, 2-1)
13. #100 Maryland (8-5, 0-2)
14. #198 Nebraska (6-8, 0-3)
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Jan 8 / Rutgers W vs Nebraska
1. #5 Michigan St (13-2, 4-0)
2. #7 Wisconsin (12-2, 3-1)
3. #15 Purdue (13-2, 2-2)
4. #22 Ohio St (9-3, 3-1)
5. #29 Minnesota (10-2, 1-2)
6. #34 Illinois (11-3, 4-0)
7. #46 Iowa (11-4, 1-3)
8. #48 Indiana (11-3, 2-2)
9. #61 Penn St (7-6, 2-3)
10. #76 Michigan (7-6, 1-2)
11. #90 Northwestern (7-4, 1-2)
12. #95 Rutgers (9-5, 3-1)
13. #105 Maryland (8-6, 0-3)
14. #199 Nebraska (6-10, 0-5)
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Jan 11 / Rutgers L at Penn St.
1. #4 Michigan St (13-2, 4-0)
2. #5 Wisconsin (13-2, 4-1)
3. #16 Purdue (13-2, 2-2)
4. #19 Ohio St (10-3, 4-1)
5. #35 Illinois (12-3, 5-0)
6. #36 Indiana (12-3, 3-2)
7. #42 Minnesota (10-3, 1-3)
8. #49 Iowa (11-4, 1-3)
9. #56 Penn St (8-6, 3-3)
10. #79 Michigan (7-6, 1-2)
11. #90 Northwestern (7-5, 1-3)
12. #101 Rutgers (9-6, 3-2)
13. #110 Maryland (8-7, 0-4)
14. #203 Nebraska (6-11, 0-6)
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Jan 15 / Rutgers W at Maryland
1. #2 Wisconsin (14-2, 5-1)
2. #9 Michigan St (14-3, 5-1)
3. #11 Purdue (14-2, 3-2)
4. #22 Ohio St (10-4, 4-2)
5. #27 Illinois (13-3, 6-0)
6. #40 Iowa (12-4, 2-3)
7. #44 Minnesota (10-4, 1-4)
8. #45 Indiana (12-4, 3-3)
9. #62 Penn St (8-6, 3-3)
10. #79 Northwestern (8-6, 2-4)
11. #84 Michigan (7-7, 1-3)
12. #96 Rutgers (10-6, 4-2)
13. #101 Maryland (9-8, 1-5)
14. #189 Nebraska (6-12, 0-7)
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Jan 19 / Rutgers W vs Iowa
1. #2 Wisconsin (15-2, 6-1)
2. #7 Purdue (15-2, 4-2)
3. #8 Michigan St (14-3, 5-1)
4. #20 Ohio St (12-4, 5-2)
5. #28 Illinois (13-4, 6-1)
6. #44 Iowa (13-5, 3-4)
7. #46 Indiana (13-4, 4-3)
8. #54 Minnesota (10-5, 1-5)
9. #62 Penn St (8-7, 3-4)
10. #78 Rutgers (11-6, 5-2)
11. #79 Michigan (8-7, 2-3)
12. #83 Northwestern (8-7, 2-5)
13. #104 Maryland (9-9, 1-6)
14. #191 Nebraska (6-13, 0-8)
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Jan 22 / Rutgers L at Minnesota
1. #4 Wisconsin (15-3, 6-2)
2. #7 Michigan St (15-3, 6-1)
3. #16 Purdue (15-3, 4-3)
4. #19 Ohio St (12-4, 5-2)
5. #35 Indiana (14-4, 5-3)
6. #38 Illinois (13-5, 6-2)
7. #40 Iowa (14-5, 4-4)
8. #48 Minnesota (11-5, 2-5)
9. #67 Penn St (8-8, 3-5)
10. #77 Michigan (8-7, 2-3)
11. #79 Northwestern (8-7, 2-5)
12. #81 Rutgers (11-7, 5-3)
13. #91 Maryland (10-9, 2-6)
14. #183 Nebraska (6-13, 0-8)
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Jan 25 / Rutgers L vs Maryland
1. #5 Wisconsin (15-3, 6-2)
2. #11 Michigan St (15-4, 6-2)
3. #15 Purdue (16-3, 5-3)
4. #20 Ohio St (12-4, 5-2)
5. #28 Illinois (14-5, 7-2)
6. #38 Iowa (14-5, 4-4)
7. #44 Indiana (14-5, 5-4)
8. #49 Minnesota (11-5, 2-5)
9. #68 Michigan (9-7, 3-3)
10. #72 Penn St (8-8, 3-5)
11. #82 Northwestern (8-8, 2-6)
12. #85 Maryland (11-9, 3-6)
13. #91 Rutgers (11-8, 5-4)
14. #177 Nebraska (6-13, 0-8)
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Jan 29 / Rutgers W at Nebraska
1. #3 Wisconsin (16-3, 7-2)
2. #9 Michigan St (16-4, 7-2)
3. #11 Purdue (17-3, 6-3)
4. #18 Ohio St (13-4, 6-2)
5. #25 Illinois (15-5, 8-2)
6. #35 Indiana (16-5, 7-4)
7. #39 Iowa (14-6, 4-5)
8. #48 Minnesota (11-6, 2-6)
9. #67 Michigan (10-8, 4-4)
10. #76 Penn St (8-9, 3-6)
11. #88 Maryland (11-10, 3-7)
12. #92 Rutgers (12-8, 6-4)
13. #98 Northwestern (8-10, 2-8)
14. #193 Nebraska (6-15, 0-10)
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Feb 1 / Rutgers L at Northwestern
1. #3 Wisconsin (17-3, 8-2)
2. #9 Purdue (18-3, 7-3)
3. #11 Michigan St (17-4, 8-2)
4. #18 Ohio St (13-5, 6-3)
5. #25 Illinois (15-5, 8-2)
6. #33 Indiana (16-5, 7-4)
7. #44 Iowa (14-7, 4-6)
8. #52 Minnesota (11-7, 2-7)
9. #64 Michigan (11-8, 5-4)
10. #68 Penn St (9-9, 4-6)
11. #87 Northwestern (9-10, 3-8)
12. #92 Maryland (11-11, 3-8)
13. #101 Rutgers (12-9, 6-5)
14. #198 Nebraska (6-16, 0-11)
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Feb 5 / Rutgers W vs Michigan St.
1. #6 Wisconsin (18-4, 9-3)
2. #7 Purdue (20-3, 9-3)
3. #16 Illinois (17-5, 8-3)
4. #17 Michigan St (17-5, 8-3)
5. #18 Ohio St (13-5, 6-3)
6. #36 Indiana (16-6, 7-5)
7. #40 Iowa (14-7, 4-6)
8. #55 Minnesota (11-8, 2-8)
9. #63 Michigan (11-9, 5-5)
10. #69 Penn St (9-10, 4-7)
11. #82 Northwestern (10-10, 4-8)
12. #83 Rutgers (13-9, 7-5)
13. #91 Maryland (11-11, 3-8)
14. #198 Nebraska (6-17, 0-12)
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Feb 9 / Rutgers W vs Ohio St.
1. #4 Wisconsin (19-4, 10-3)
2. #6 Purdue (21-3, 10-3)
3. #15 Illinois (17-6, 10-3)
4. #19 Michigan St (17-6, 8-4)
5. #25 Ohio St (14-6, 7-4)
6. #38 Iowa (15-7, 5-6)
7. #42 Indiana (16-7, 7-6)
8. #55 Michigan (12-9, 6-5)
9. #70 Northwestern (11-10, 5-8)
10. #72 Rutgers (14-9, 8-5)
11. #77 Minnesota (11-10, 2-10)
12. #79 Penn St (9-11, 4-8)
13. #90 Maryland (11-12, 3-9)
14. #176 Nebraska (7-17, 1-12)
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Feb 12 / Rutgers W at Wisconsin
1. #8 Wisconsin (19-5, 10-4)
2. #9 Purdue (21-4, 10-4)
3. #15 Illinois (17-6, 10-3)
4. #17 Michigan St (18-6, 9-4)
5. #25 Ohio St (15-6, 8-4)
6. #36 Iowa (16-7, 6-6)
7. #46 Indiana (16-8, 7-7)
8. #49 Michigan (13-10, 7-6)
9. #57 Rutgers (15-9, 9-5)
10. #67 Minnesota (12-10, 3-10)
11. #73 Northwestern (11-10, 5-8)
12. #87 Penn St (9-12, 4-9)
13. #91 Maryland (11-13, 3-10)
14. #174 Nebraska (7-17, 1-12)
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Feb 16 / Rutgers W vs Illinois
1. #7 Purdue (23-4, 12-4)
2. #10 Wisconsin (20-5, 11-4)
3. #20 Illinois (18-7, 11-4)
4. #21 Ohio St (16-6, 9-4)
5. #22 Michigan St (18-7, 9-5)
6. #35 Iowa (17-7, 7-6)
7. #46 Indiana (16-9, 7-8)
8. #47 Michigan (13-10, 7-6)
9. #50 Rutgers (16-9, 10-5)
10. #72 Minnesota (12-11, 3-11)
11. #74 Penn St (10-12, 5-9)
12. #78 Northwestern (11-12, 5-10)
13. #91 Maryland (11-14, 3-11)
14. #173 Nebraska (7-18, 1-13)
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Feb 20 / Rutgers L at Purdue
1. #7 Purdue (24-4, 13-4)
2. #9 Wisconsin (21-5, 12-4)
3. #16 Illinois (19-7, 12-4)
4. #23 Ohio St (16-7, 9-5)
5. #25 Michigan St (18-8, 9-6)
6. #34 Iowa (18-8, 8-7)
7. #40 Michigan (14-11, 8-7)
8. #44 Indiana (16-9, 7-8)
9. #50 Rutgers (16-10, 10-6)
10. #69 Minnesota (13-12, 4-12)
11. #70 Penn St (11-12, 6-9)
12. #80 Northwestern (11-13, 5-11)
13. #87 Maryland (12-14, 4-11)
14. #179 Nebraska (7-19, 1-14)
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Feb 23 / Rutgers L at Michigan
1. #8 Purdue (24-4, 13-4)
2. #9 Wisconsin (22-5, 13-4)
3. #16 Illinois (19-7, 12-4)
4. #22 Ohio St (17-7, 10-5)
5. #31 Michigan St (18-9, 9-7)
6. #33 Iowa (19-8, 9-7)
7. #39 Michigan (15-11, 9-7)
8. #47 Indiana (16-10, 7-9)
9. #53 Rutgers (16-11, 10-7)
10. #71 Minnesota (13-13, 4-13)
11. #77 Penn St (11-13, 6-10)
12. #82 Northwestern (12-13, 6-11)
13. #83 Maryland (13-14, 5-11)
14. #183 Nebraska (7-20, 1-15)