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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 18 1 19 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Michigan St. 15 4 19 X 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Nebraska 14 5 19 X DNCD 1 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Illinois 14 5 19 X X DNCD 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Purdue 13 6 19 X X X DNCD 1 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Wisconsin 13 6 19 X X X DNCD 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
UCLA 12 7 19 X X X X X DNCD 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Ohio St. 11 8 19 X X X X X X DNCD 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Iowa 10 9 19 X X X X X X X DNCD 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Indiana 9 10 19 X X X X X X X X X 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Washington 7 12 19 X X X X X X X X X X 1 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
USC 7 12 19 X X X X X X X X X X DNCD 1 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Minnesota 7 12 19 X X X X X X X X X X DNCD DNCD 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Rutgers 5 14 19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 0 ^ ^ ^
NorthwesternN. Western 5 14 19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X DNCD 0 ^ ^ ^
Oregon 4 15 19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 0 ^
Maryland 4 15 19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X DNCD 0 ^
Penn State 3 16 19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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