2012 Big Ten Tournament seeding scenarios (as of March 1)
Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by admin in Iowa Basketball
By Brendan Stiles
HawkeyeDrive.com
As we approach the final weekend of the regular season, 10 of the 12 seeds in next week’s Big Ten Tournament remain up for grabs.
Michigan State has already secured the No. 1 seed as it has won a share of the Big Ten regular season title and possesses tiebreakers on both Michigan and Ohio State, both of whom can also win shares of the conference regular season crown this weekend. In addition, Wisconsin has already secured the No. 4 seed.
Below is a complete list of every possible scenario in terms of seeding for the 2012 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind.:
THIS WEEKEND’S GAMES:
Saturday, March 3:
– Nebraska (4-13) at Minnesota (5-12), 11:30 a.m., BTN
– Northwestern (7-10) at Iowa (8-9), 1:30 p.m., BTN
Sunday, March 4:
– Michigan (12-5) at Penn State (4-13), 12 p.m., ESPN
– Illinois (6-11) at Wisconsin (11-6), 12 p.m., BTN
– Ohio State (12-5) at Michigan State (13-4), 3 p.m., CBS
– Purdue (10-7) at Indiana (10-7), 5 p.m., BTN
*All times listed are Central Standard.
NO. 1 SEED: MICHIGAN STATE
Michigan State has already clinched the No. 1 seed
NO. 2 SEED: MICHIGAN, OHIO STATE
Michigan clinches with:
– Ohio State loss
– win AND Ohio State win AND Wisconsin win OR Indiana win
Ohio State clinches with:
– win AND Michigan loss
– win AND Michigan win AND Wisconsin loss AND Purdue win
NO. 3 SEED: MICHIGAN, OHIO STATE
Michigan clinches with:
– win AND Ohio State win AND Wisconsin loss AND Purdue win
– loss AND Ohio State win
Ohio State clinches with:
– win AND Michigan win AND Wisconsin win OR Indiana win
– loss
NO. 4 SEED: WISCONSIN
Wisconsin has already clinched the No. 4 seed
NO. 5 SEED: INDIANA, PURDUE
Indiana clinches with:
– win
Purdue clinches with:
– win
NO. 6 SEED: INDIANA, PURDUE
Indiana clinches with:
– loss
Purdue clinches with:
– loss
NO. 7 SEED: IOWA, NORTHWESTERN
Iowa clinches with:
– win
Northwestern clinches with:
– win
NO. 8 SEED: ILLINOIS, IOWA, NORTHWESTERN
Illinois clinches with:
– win AND Northwestern loss
Iowa clinches with:
– loss
Northwestern clinches with:
– loss AND Illinois loss
NO. 9 SEED: ILLINOIS, NORTHWESTERN
Illinois clinches with:
– loss OR Northwestern win
Northwestern clinches with:
– loss AND Illinois win
NO. 10 SEED: MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA
Minnesota clinches with:
– win
– loss AND Penn State win
Nebraska clinches with:
– win AND Penn State loss
NO. 11 SEED: MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, PENN STATE
Minnesota clinches with:
– loss AND Penn State loss
Nebraska clinches with:
– win AND Penn State win
– loss AND Penn State loss AND Indiana win
Penn State clinches with:
– win AND Nebraska loss
– loss AND Nebraska loss AND Purdue win
NO. 12 SEED: NEBRASKA, PENN STATE
Nebraska clinches with:
– loss AND Penn State win
– loss AND Penn State loss AND Purdue win
Penn State clinches with:
– Nebraska win
– loss AND Nebraska loss AND Indiana win
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