Thanks to Wisconsin last night the completely insane 7-way Big Ten championship scenario is still alive, with one of its biggest stress tests coming tonight when Indiana visits Illinois. Really, there is no excuse for the Hoosiers to not roll over the Illini, but if they need one more source of motivation it is this: an Indiana victory officially eliminates Purdue from title consideration.
Thanks to the handy Big Ten title simulator we know that with 21 games to go in league play, the following have no bearing whatsoever on the 7-way tie:
Nebraska at Penn State
Rutgers at Northwestern
Minnesota at Illinois
Penn State at Michigan State
Michigan State at Rutgers
Northwestern at Penn State
Minnesota at Rutgers
Illinois at Penn State
Nebraska at Northwestern
As for the other 12 games, well, they have to pretty much go this way for the 7-way tie:
Illinois must beat Indiana tonight
This weekend:
Ohio State has to beat Iowa
Purdue has to beat Maryland
In the Wisconsin-Michigan game the winner would be the 7th and final team involved in the tie if the other 11 games go as outlined here.