Nebraska's magic number is four. If we win four of the final six, we win the conference. If everybody else loses at least one game, the magic number is three. If everybody else loses at least two games, it's two. With the contenders playing each other over these last two weekends (other than Iowa), it's likely everybody will lose at least one game.
Tiebreakers likely will not come into play because Nebraska's maximum games played will be 43, while everyone else is likely to play 44 (Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa) or 42 (Ohio State).
Standings (Contenders only)
Nebraska 26-11 0 GB
Maryland 25-14 2 GB
Michigan 25-14 2 GB
Indiana 24-14 2.5 GB
Iowa 23-16 4 GB
Ohio State 19-16 6 GB
Saturday's Games
Nebraska vs. OSU, noon
Iowa at Northwestern, 1 p.m.
Maryland at Michigan, 4 p.m. (BTN)
Nebraska at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday's Games
Nebraska vs. Ohio State, noon (BTN)
Maryland at Michigan, noon
Iowa at Northwestern, noon
Ohio State at Indiana, 4 p.m. (BTN)
Monday's Game
Ohio State at Indiana, 5 p.m. (BTN)
FINAL WEEKEND
Indiana at Maryland (3 games)
Michigan at Nebraska (3 games, Fri-Sun, noon, BTN)
Iowa at Michigan State (3 games)
Northwestern at Ohio State (3 games)