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Big Ten Basketball Projections 2016: Conference Week 5

It's a race for second place as Iowa is running away with the title; five more teams are fighting for the last three double-byes.

Last Week's Results

Bold means an upset (based on last week's projections); italics indicate a road win.

Midweek Games

Indiana 103, Illinois 69
Maryland 62, Northwestern 56 (OT)
Nebraska 72, Michigan State 71
Michigan 74, Minnesota 69
Iowa 90, Rutgers 76
Purdue 75, Ohio State 64
Wisconsin 66, Penn State 60

Weekend Games

Indiana 89, Northwestern 57
Michigan 81, Nebraska 68
Michigan State 74, Maryland 65
Illinois 76, Minnesota 71 (OT)
Iowa 83, Purdue 71
Ohio State 66, Penn State 46

Tuesday Night

Wisconsin 82, Indiana 79 (OT) (Indiana was a 55% favorite, projected margin +1)

This week went remarkably to form, with only one major exception (which I prefer not to talk about) and two minor ones (Wisconsin winning a pair of toss-up games, one last night which normally would go on next week's list).