For each of the conference Predictions I will put in both the Predicted Finish according to Win-Shares, as well as my own personal predictions (which are largely very similar).
B1G Win-Shares
East
Michigan – 9.68 (6.85)
Ohio St – 8.7 (6.32)
Michigan St – 7.52 (5.4)
Penn St – 6.77 (4.74)
Rutgers – 6.4 (4.4)
Maryland – 5.67 (3.6)
Indiana – 3.42 (1.91)
West
Minnesota – 7.06 (4.53)
Nebraska – 6.73 (4.46)
Northwestern – 6.79 (4.39)
Wisconsin – 6.47 (4.32)
Purdue – 6.53 (4.23)
Iowa – 6.35 (4.0)
Illinois – 6.53 (3.85)
Michigan over Minnesota in the Big Ten championship.
The class of the Big Ten once again lies in the East with Ohio St, Michigan, and Michigan St with those 3 battling it out for the division title. Things are about as murky as they can get in the west. With very little separating last place Illinois from first place Minnesota. The Formula says that the West is WIDE OPEN, and any of the 7 teams could win that West division crown. Formula has Minnesota winning it.
Simplified Football Predictions
East
Ohio St = 10-2 (8-1)
Michigan = 11-1 (8-1)
Michigan St = 9-3 (7-2)
Penn st = 7-5 (5-4)
Rutgers = 4-8 (2-7)
Indiana = 4-8 (2-7)
Maryland = 3-9 (1-8)
West
Iowa = 8-4 (5-4)
Wisconsin = 7-5 (5-4)
Nebraska = 7-5 (5-4)
Northwestern = 7-5 (4-5)
Minnesota = 7-5 (4-5)
Illinois = 6-6 (4-5)
Purdue = 6-6 (3-6)
Ohio St over Iowa in the B1G Conference Championship game.
SF has really flipped things up with our predictions in the Big 10. Diverting vastly from the formula. We have Ohio St beating Michigan and thus winning the East and beating the West in the Conference championship, but by virtue of their loss to OU, missing out on the Playoffs. SF has Iowa winning the 3 way tie-breaker between Wisconsin and Nebraska to win the West crown. Should be a very tight race in the West.
That is 9 bowl teams for the Big Ten with Illinois and Purdue missing out.
Rose Bowl – Ohio St
Cotton Bowl – Michigan
Outback Bowl – Michigan St
Holiday Bowl – Iowa
Music City Bowl – Penn St
Pinstripe Bowl – Wisconsin
Foster Farms – Nebraska
Quick Lane – Northwestern
Heart of Dallas – Minnesota
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