Hello and welcome friends to another edition of This B1G Week. We are officially less than a month away from Selection Sunday. This weekend the Selection Committee released their Top 16 Bracket Preview and four Big Ten teams (Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa). Michigan and Ohio State were both projected as 1 Seeds and Illinois were the highest rated 2 Seed. There is a strong possibility that half the 1 Seeds will be coming from the Big Ten Conference.
Big Ten Game of the Week
Sunday - 1 pm - CBS - Michigan @ Ohio State - This game on Sunday might be the biggest game so far this season nationwide. Both teams are ranked in the top five and currently listed as 1-Seeds. Ohio State is as red hot as it gets and Michigan has only lost once all year.
Actual Rankings
B1G Picks
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: WisconsinNonconference Game of the Week
Tuesday - 9 pm - ESPN - Texas @ Oklahoma - The race for second place in the Big 12 is one of the most hotly contested competitions in the country. Baylor is clearly number one but it's harder to pick from many strong teams who is the second. This game on Tuesday will go a long way to help decide this.
Team of the Week
Team of the Weak
Nebraska Cornhuskers - I picked Nebraska mainly as a joke but in a year where they had to go on a multi-week hiatus and play in the most competitive conference in the country, Nebraska finally picked up their first, and probably only, win in conference play.
Team of the Weak
Penn State Nittany Lions - Come on guys! You seriously lost to Nebraska? That's Team of the Weak material if I've ever seen it.
Bracketology Report
Teams In The Field (According to Bracket Matrix) - Nine Teams In The Field - Michigan (1 Seed), Ohio State (1 Seed), Illinois (2 Seed), Iowa (3 Seed), Wisconsin (5 Seed), Purdue (6 Seed), Rutgers (7 Seed), Minnesota (9 Seed), Indiana (10 Seed)
- Michigan - 9-1 - 14-1
- Illinois - 10-3 - 14-5
- Ohio State - 11-4 - 17-4
- Iowa - 9-5 - 15-6
- Wisconsin - 9-6 - 15-7
- Purdue - 8-6 - 13-8
- Rutgers - 8-7 - 12-7
- Indiana - 6-7 - 11-9
- Minnesota - 6-8 - 13-8
- Maryland - 5-9 - 11-10
- Michigan State - 4-8 - 10-8
- Penn State - 4-9 - 7-10
- Northwestern - 3-11 - 6-12
- Nebraska - 1-9 - 5-12
B1G Picks
Tuesday
7 pm - ESPN - Michigan State @ Purdue
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Purdue
7 pm - BTN - Maryland @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
9 pm - BTN - Northwestern @ Illinois
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
Wednesday
7 pm - BTN - Maryland @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
9 pm - BTN - Minnesota @ Indiana
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
Thursday
7 pm - ESPN - Iowa @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
8 pm - BTN - Ohio State @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
9 pm - FS1 - Rutgers @ Michigan
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan
Saturday
Noon - ESPN - Michigan State @ Indiana
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
3:30 pm - Fox - Illinois @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
5:30 pm - BTN - Purdue @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Purdue
Sunday
1 pm - CBS - Michigan @ Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Michigan
3 pm - BTN - Maryland @ Rutgers
Grant's Pick: Rutgers, Troy's Pick: Rutgers
5 pm - FS1 - Penn State @ Iowa
Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Iowa
7 pm - BTN - Wisconsin @ Northwestern
Grant's Previous Week Pick Record: 10-3
Grant's Total Pick Record: 123-41
Troy's Previous Week Pick Record: 9-4
Troy's Total Pick Record: 120-44
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