Ohio State beats Michigan 4-2. That pushes Michigan back into the back a bit, into a tie for 4th with Iowa.Minnesota now in 3rd place alone at 12-6.
Illinois is quietly making a push for the 8 seed after spending most of the season near the bottom. They've won 4 of their last 5 (went 2-1 against each Minnesota and now Maryland).
Here's the battle for the 8 seed at the moment...
Illinois (7-11)
at Rutgers (5-10)
IOWA (11-7)
Michigan State (8-10)
at Nebraska (12-5-1)
MICHIGAN (11-7)
Northwestern (8-10)
at Maryland (14-7)
RUTGERS (5-10)
Illinois probably has the easiest row to hoe, but is a game back of the other contenders.
Illinois has head-to-head over Northwestern.
Michigan State has head-to-head over Illinois.
Michigan State has head-to-head over Northwestern.