How close is your team from being eliminated from winning a finishing spot? A Losing Magic Number is the number of conference games a team must lose to guarantee losing a given finishing spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team's standings page.
| Record Rcrd | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | GPi Games Played 20 game season |
1* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
2* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
3* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
4* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
5** First and Second Round Byes |
6** First and Second Round Byes |
7** First and Second Round Byes |
8** First and Second Round Byes |
9*** First Round Bye |
10*** First Round Bye |
11*** First Round Bye |
12*** First Round Bye |
13*** First Round Bye |
14*** First Round Bye |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Michigan | 19 | 1 | 20 | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Nebraska | 15 | 5 | 20 | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Michigan St. | 15 | 5 | 20 | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Illinois | 15 | 5 | 20 | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 6 | 20 | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| UCLA | 13 | 7 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Purdue | 13 | 7 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Ohio St. | 12 | 8 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Iowa | 10 | 10 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Indiana | 9 | 11 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Minnesota | 8 | 12 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Washington | 7 | 13 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| USC | 7 | 13 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Rutgers | 6 | 14 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| NorthwesternN. Western | 5 | 15 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Oregon | 5 | 15 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ |
| Maryland | 4 | 16 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW | ^ |
| Penn State | 3 | 17 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | MW |