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Big 10 Basketball - Week 17 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 16 1 17 1 1 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Illinois 13 4 17 DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Purdue 12 4 16 X DNCD 4 4 3 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Nebraska 12 4 16 DNCD DNCD DNCD 4 3 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Michigan St. 12 4 16 DNCD DNCD 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Wisconsin 11 5 16 X DNCD DNCD DNCD 4 4 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
UCLA 11 6 17 X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Iowa 9 7 16 X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 4 3 1 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Ohio St. 9 7 16 X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 4 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Indiana 8 9 17 X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 2 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^
USC 7 10 17 X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 3 2 1 0 ^ ^ ^
Washington 6 11 17 X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 3 2 1 1 0 ^
Minnesota 6 11 17 X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 2 2 1 0 ^
Maryland 4 12 16 X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 4 4 3 1 0
Rutgers 4 13 17 X X X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 3 2 0
NorthwesternN. Western 4 13 17 X X X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD 3 3 1 0
Oregon 3 13 16 X X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 4 4 2 0
Penn State 2 15 17 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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