Big Ten Scores and Standings (5/18)

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#12 Minnesota 5, Rutgers 3
Indiana 5, Maryland 1
Michigan State 6, Ohio State 2
Belmont 6, Northwestern 5 (10 inn)
Illinois 13, Nebraska 6
Iowa 9, Penn State 1

Purdue 6, Michigan 3 (suspended in 8th inning)

Standings
1. Minnesota (37-13, 18-4)
2. Michigan (32-17, 15-6)
2. Purdue (32-18, 15-6)
4. Illinois (31-17, 15-8)
4. Ohio State (34-19, 14-9)
6. Indiana (36-15, 13-9)
7. Iowa (32-18, 12-9)
8. Michigan State (19-30, 10-12)
9. Maryland (24-29, 9-13)
10. Nebraska (23-28, 7-14)
11. Rutgers (25-25, 7-16)
12. Northwestern (17-31, 6-18)
13. Penn State (15-33, 3-20)

Minnesota has won the Big Ten regular season championship.

Nebraska has been eliminated from contention for the Big Ten Tournament.

Games for Saturday, May 19
#12 Minnesota at Rutgers
Belmont at Northwestern
Michigan at Purdue
Ohio State at Michigan State
Maryland at Indiana
Nebraska at Illinois (3:00 p.m. - BTN)
Penn State at Iowa

 

[saluno22]

Standings
1. Minnesota (37-13, 18-4)
2. Michigan (32-17, 15-6)
2. Purdue (32-18, 15-6)
4. Illinois (31-17, 15-8)
4. Ohio State (34-19, 14-9)
6. Indiana (36-15, 13-9)
7. Iowa (32-18, 12-9)
8. Michigan State (19-30, 10-12)
9. Maryland (24-29, 9-13)
10. Nebraska (23-28, 7-14)
11. Rutgers (25-25, 7-16)
12. Northwestern (17-31, 6-18)
13. Penn State (15-33, 3-20)

Games for Saturday, May 19
#12 Minnesota at Rutgers
Belmont at Northwestern
Michigan at Purdue
Ohio State at Michigan State
Maryland at Indiana
Nebraska at Illinois (3:00 p.m. - BTN)
Penn State at Iowa

Conference Tournament Seeding Possibilities
Minnesota has clinched the #1 seed.

The remainder of this post assumes all games < edit > of consequence < /edit > scheduled for today are played.

The winner of the Michigan (15-6) at Purdue (15-6) series this weekend will be the #2 seed.
17 May Purdue 3-0
18 May SUSPENDED IN 8TH INNING - Purdue leads 6-3
19 May at Purdue

If Michigan and Purdue split the resumption of the suspended game and the full game today, Purdue will be the #2 seed and Michigan will be the #3 seed.

If one team sweeps both games today at Purdue ...
- The loser will be the #3 seed if Nebraska defeats Illinois.
- The loser will be the #4 seed if Illinois defeats Nebraska. Illinois will be the #3 seed.

Illinois earns at minimum the #4 seed with a win over Nebraska or an Ohio State loss at Michigan State today. Ohio State earns the #4 seed with a win at Michigan State and an Illinois loss vs. Nebraska (Ohio State won their series with Illinois).
04 May Ohio State 6-5
05 May Illinois 11-3
06 May Ohio State 10-5

Indiana earns the #5 seed with a win vs. Maryland and an Ohio State loss at Michigan State.
- Ohio State will be the #6 seed.
- Iowa will be the #7 seed.
Indiana will be the #6 seed with a win vs. Maryland and an Ohio State win at Michigan State, or with a loss vs. Maryland and an Iowa loss vs. Penn State.
- Ohio State will be the #4 or #5 seed (above).
- Iowa will be the #7 seed.
Indiana will slide to the #7 seed with a loss vs. Maryland and an Iowa win vs. Penn State.
- Ohio State will be the #4 or #5 seed (above).
- Iowa will be the #6 seed.

Maryland holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Michigan State.
Maryland earns the #8 seed with a win at Indiana and a Michigan State loss vs. Ohio State.
Michigan State earns the #8 seed with a win vs. Ohio State or a Maryland loss at Indiana.
27 Apr Maryland 4-2
28 Apr Michigan State 2-8
29 Apr Michigan State 3-5

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Only the following games have no consequence for seeding/qualification today:
#12 Minnesota at Rutgers
Belmont at Northwestern

 

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The Minnesota-Rutgers game has already been cancelled due to weather.

 

[saluno22]

Purdue defeated Michigan 6-3 in the resumption of Game 2 suspended in the 8th inning last night.

Purdue will be the #2 seed.

 

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Indiana has defeated Maryland 5-1 today.

Indiana will be either the #5 or #6 seed pending the result of MSU-OSU.
Michigan State will be the #8 seed.
Maryland's season is over.

 

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MSU leads OSU 6-1 T8

 

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MSU defeated Ohio State

Seedings Determined
#1 Minnesota
#2 Purdue
#5 Indiana
#8 Michigan State

 

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Purdue leads Michigan 2-1 in the 7th

 

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Purdue has won 2-1 over Michigan to sweep the series.

If Illinois wins...
#3 Illinois
#4 Michigan

If Nebraska wins...
#3 Michigan
#4 Illinois

Husker radio crew thinks Michigan now needs to win the conference tourney to make the NCAA tourney.