Big 10

Here is the seeding for the Big 10. All seedings are determined by conference record.

1. Indiana

2. Ohio State

3. Oregon

4. USC

5. Michigan

6. Iowa

7. Washington

8. Illinois

9. Minnesota

10. Nebraska

11. Northwestern

12. UCLA

13. Penn State

14. Rutgers

15. Wisconsin

16. Michigan State

17. Maryland

18. Purdue

The bracket will be a normal 16 team bracket, but with a play in. The exact format that will be used for the sectors in the actual March madness bracket.

PLAY IN

#15 Wisconsin vs #18 Purdue

18 Purdue Wins 28-20, will face #1 Indiana

#16 Michigan State vs #17 Maryland

17 Maryland Wins 58-45, will face #2 Ohio State

With the play in done, it’s time for the actual Big 10 bracket.

FIRST ROUND

#1 Indiana vs #16 Purdue

1 Indiana Wins 37-27, advances to second round

#8 Illinois vs #9 Minnesota

8 Illinois Wins 27-14, advances to second round

#5 Michigan vs #12 UCLA

5 Michigan Wins 42-14, advances to second round

#4 USC vs #13 Penn State

13 Penn State Wins 27-24, advances to second round

#6 Iowa vs #11 Northwestern

6 Iowa Wins 26-19, advances to second round

#3 Oregon vs #14 Rutgers

3 Oregon Wins 34-14, advances to second round

#7 Washington vs #10 Nebraska

7 Washington Wins 23-7, advances to second round

#2 Ohio State vs #15 Maryland

2 Ohio State wins 55-0, advances to second round

SECOND ROUND

#1 Indiana vs #8 Illinois

1 Indiana Wins 38-21, advances to third round

#5 Michigan vs #13 Penn State

5 Michigan Wins 32-29, advances to third round

#6 Iowa vs #3 Oregon

3 Oregon Wins 30-20, advances to third round

#7 Washington vs #2 Ohio State

2 Ohio State Wins 31-27, advances to third round

THIRD ROUND

#1 Indiana vs #5 Michigan

1 Indiana Wins 49-27, advances to final

#3 Oregon vs #2 Ohio State

3 Oregon Wins 31-24, advances to final

FINAL

#1 Indiana vs #3 Oregon

3 Oregon Wins 46-28

OREGON WINS THE BIG 10

Not too much action in the BIG 10, however some important stuff still did happen. Penn State upsetting USC throws both USC and Penn State is jeopardy, as both have a case to be a top 8 seed. Michigan made a run before losing to Indiana, and Ohio State loses to Oregon. Oregon caps it off by running away with the game against Indiana, and all but sealing the #1 seed in the north.

MAC

Here is the seeding for the MAC

1. Western Michigan

2. Miami (OH)

3. Ohio

4. Toledo

5. Central Michigan

6. Akron

7. Buffalo

8. Kent State

9. Eastern Michigan

10. Ball State

11. Bowling Green

12. UMass

The bracket will look like the college football playoff, with 12 teams and the top 4 getting a bye.

FIRST ROUND

#5 Central Michigan vs #12 UMass

5 Central Michigan Wins 16-7, advances to second round

#8 Kent State vs #9 Eastern Michigan

8 Kent State Wins 34-17, advances to second round

#6 Akron vs #11 Bowling Green

11 Bowling Green Wins 23-16, advances to second round

#7 Buffalo vs #10 Ball State

7 Buffalo Wins 38-24, advances to second round

SECOND ROUND

#5 Central Michigan vs #4 Toledo

4 Toledo Wins 27-20, advances to third round

#8 Kent State vs #1 Western Michigan

1 Western Michigan Wins 31-10, advances to third round

#3 Ohio vs #11 Bowling Green

3 Ohio Wins 51-14, advances to third round

#2 Miami (OH) vs #7 Buffalo

7 Buffalo Wins 28-20, advances to third round

THIRD ROUND

#1 Western Michigan vs #4 Toledo

4 Toledo Wins 30-28, advances to final

#3 Ohio vs #7 Buffalo

3 Ohio Wins 36-27, advances to final

FINAL

#3 Ohio vs #4 Toledo

4 Toledo Wins 52-21

TOLEDO WINS THE MAC

The MAC didn’t have too much drama, however stuff did still happen. The 3 and 4 seeds made the final, but the 1 seed did make a run. The 2 seed (Miami) however lost to Buffalo in their first game, so their spot is far from guaranteed. Toledo, Ohio, WMU and Buffalo are most likely in, but Bowling Green, Kent State and Miami all do have a chance.

Now it’s your turn to decide who gets in and who doesn’t. Here is who I would pick personally, but my vote means just as much as yours;

1. Oregon

2. Indiana

3. Ohio State

4. Michigan

5. Toledo

6. Iowa

7. Illinois

8. Ohio

9. Western Michigan

10. Buffalo

11. Washington

12. Penn State

13. Bowling Green

14. USC

15. Minnesota

16. Miami (Ohio)

17. Kent State

In my rankings, the Big 10 gets in 10 teams while the MAC gets in 7. You can do yours completely different. Just list your top 17 and your vote will be counted.

Enjoy!