A wise backup quarterback for the New York Giants once said, “You want to be a champion? You win the West. Every game in the West you gotta win.”
Despite starting 1-3 and suffering some disappointing nonconference losses, that somewhat inexplicable 2018 season crowned Northwestern champion of the Big Ten West for the first time in the history of the East-West Division era.
Northwestern in the rankings:
Playoff: unranked
AP: unranked
Coaches: unranked
Sagarin: 42
FPI: 43
S&P+: 68
Hail your 2018 Big Ten West champs.