? I'm not following you.
In an 18 team league in which each team plays 20 games, the maximum number of teams that can finish with a winning record is 9.
Can you explain how having 7 teams with winning records at this point in the season supports the idea that the league is mediocre-ish?
Check last years Big 10 standings.
5 teams above .500
3 teams at .500 (10-10)
6 teams below .500
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||
No. 2 Purdue | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 34 | – | 5 | .872 | ||||
No. 6 Illinois † | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 29 | – | 9 | .763 | ||||
Nebraska | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||
Northwestern | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||
Wisconsin | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||
Indiana | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||
Michigan State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||
Ohio State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||
Penn State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||
Maryland | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||
Rutgers | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||
Michigan | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 |