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Big 10 Basketball - Week 16 of 18

Big 10 Basketball Winning Magic Numbers

How close is your team to clinching a finishing spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of conference games a team must win to guarantee winning a given finishing spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team standings page.

Big 10 Basketball Winning Magic Numbers
Record Rcrd Regular Season Finish
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 15 1 16 3 2 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Illinois 12 3 15 DNCD 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Purdue 11 4 15 DNCD DNCD 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Nebraska 11 4 15 DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Michigan St. 11 4 15 DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Wisconsin 10 5 15 DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 5 4 4 3 1 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Iowa 9 6 15 X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 5 4 2 2 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Ohio St. 9 6 15 X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^
UCLA 9 6 15 X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 4 2 2 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Indiana 8 7 15 X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 3 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^
USC 7 7 14 X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 6 4 4 3 2 1 0 ^ ^
Washington 5 10 15 X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 4 3 2 2 0
Minnesota 5 10 15 X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 4 3 2 2 0
Rutgers 4 11 15 X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 4 3 3 0
Maryland 3 11 14 X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 6 5 4 4 0
NorthwesternN. Western 2 13 15 X X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 0
Oregon 2 13 15 X X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 5 5 0
Penn State 2 14 16 X X X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 0
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this spot
  • X means the team cannot win this spot
  • numeric numeric indicates the number of games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
  • "DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
  • *  denotes first, second, and third round byes in the post season conference tournament
  • **  denotes first and second round byes in the post season conference tournament
  • **   denotes first round bye in the post season conference tournament