It’s becoming more and more likely that we’re going to have two, three, or even four teams potentially tie for the Big Ten conference crown. Consider this — if Ohio State wins out, Purdue beats Wisconsin this week, and Illinois takes care of business, it’ll be a four-team tie atop the conference (banner makers beware).
Of course, there’s a lot that can happen, and if the Badgers win their last two games, including the big one against Purdue in West Lafayette, they will be outright conference champs. However, in the event that mass chaos ensues, then it’s important to understand what the tiebreaking procedures are for purposes of seeding in the upcoming Big Ten tournament.
You’ll have to read slowly, get a decoder pen, and carry the square root of the Pythagorean theorem, but here’s how it all lines up according to the Big Ten’s website.
