Everyone in the Big Ten now has one game left in league play before the conference tournament begins next week in Indianapolis. Two very tight groupings make it difficult to predict any of the matchups the way things stand now. The nice thing is that with seven (eight?) Big Ten teams getting into the NCAA Tournament it should make for some good basketball. Here is where that situation stands going into the weekend:
NCAA Locks:
Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Bubble Teams:
Michigan, Ohio State
Need the Automatic Bid:
Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers
Michigan and Ohio State could both use a win or two, especially if they drop their regular season finales to Iowa and Michigan State, respectively.