Step 1: Iowa Wins Out to Finish 7-2
If Iowa wins all its remaining games, they finish 7-2:- Nov. 2: Wins against Wisconsin
- Nov. 8: Wins against UCLA
- Nov. 23: Wins against Maryland
- Nov. 29: Wins against Nebraska
Step 2: Strategic Stumbles
We need some (ok a ton of) HELP)..Indiana (8-0) - Needs to Lose Two Games
When Indiana turns back into the pumpkin:- Nov. 9: vs. Michigan (Indiana loses)
- Nov. 23: vs. Ohio State (Indiana loses)
Oregon (8-0) - Needs to Lose Two Games
why even bother...:- Nov. 2: vs. Michigan (Oregon loses)
- Nov. 30: vs. Washington (Oregon loses)
Penn State (6-0) - Needs to Lose Two Games
Plausible?:- Oct. 26: vs. Wisconsin (Tight game into 2nd half)
- Nov. 2: vs. Ohio State (Penn State loses)
Ohio State (6-1) - Needs to Lose One More Game
What's gotta' happen:- Nov. 30: vs. Michigan (Ohio State loses)
Wisconsin (5-2) - Needs to Lose Two More Games
Our strategic stumbles:- Nov. 2: vs. Iowa (Wisconsin loses)
- Nov. 16: vs. Oregon (Wisconsin loses)
Final Standings with This Scenario
After these outcomes, the Big Ten standings would look like this:Team | Conference Record | Overall Record |
---|---|---|
Indiana | 7-2 | 10-2 |
Oregon | 7-2 | 10-2 |
Penn State | 7-2 | 10-2 |
Ohio State | 7-2 | 10-2 |
Iowa | 7-2 | 9-3 |
And after all that it would be a five way tie for the Big Ten lead, and I have NO idea how that would work out with the multi-team tiebreakers to see who gets the privilege of playing for a Big Ten championship. But I'm guessing it wouldn't result with the Hawks in Indy....but in this scenario...I'm going to assume we play Indiana to win a Big Ten title and go to the CFP.
What say you, plausible? Or probable?