Ok, with Iowa beating Rutgers, I believe we still have a chance to win the west, but several thingsArchived Message
Posted by meanjeans on November 11, 2023, 22:03:11, in reply to "IL vs IU game thread"
need to go exactly right
Obviously we have to beat Iowa and NW (5-4 Illinois) Iowa has to lose to us and Nebraska (5-4) Nebraska has to lose to Wisconsin (4-5) Wisconsin has to lose to Minnesota (4-5)
If we were to get into a 3-way tie with Iowa and Wisconsin, all 3 teams would have 1 win against the others, at which point the tiebreaker would move to record within the B1G west. Iowa would be 3-3, so would we, but Wisconsin would be 4-2.
I THINK it’s actually irrelevant if Minnesota beats tOSU to get to 5-4, because there’s no scenario where them being in a multi-team tie with us at 5-4 actually helps us. Doesn’t hurt us either, but doesn’t help.