INSIDE MEN'S SOCCER BY ROSS LA DUE @BadgerMSoccer SCHEDULE (6-7-4, 1-3-1)
Last Five Oct. 13 Michigan Oct. 17 Green Bay Oct. 21
Oct. 24 UMKC Oct. 28 Northwestern
This Week Sunday at Ohio State
Next Week Nov. 7 Nov. 9
Nov. 11 at Michigan State
W, 2-1 W, 3-0 L, 2-0
W, 2-0 T, 0-0
Noon
Big Ten Quarterfinals TBA Big Ten Semifinals Big Ten Final
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give a share of the championship to Penn State and the Hoosiers. Also, a win by Indiana and a win my Michigan State would create a three-way tie for first place. It's not just the race at the top that's close, as the remaining four teams can still climb or drop in the final standings heading into the tour- nament.
Race for Big Ten champ H
eading into the final weekend of the season,
not a single seed has been determined for the Big Ten tournament that takes place next week.
Three teams could still claim the regular-season crown. Penn State sits atop the standings by one point but is done with conference
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remains too close to call Final weekend will crown confrence winner
action. Northwestern and Indiana play each other in a game that will decide the conference champion. A tie between the Hoosiers and Wildcats will give a share of the title to Penn State and Northwestern, while a win by the Wildcats will secure them sole ownership of the title. A win by Indiana will
Wisconsin can claim the fifth seed with a win this weekend at Ohio State and a Michigan loss to Michi- gan State.
However, a loss would place the Badgers in the seventh seed. The only certainty for Badgers is
that they will not play Ohio State or Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Finishing with the fifth seed, the Badgers would play ei- ther Northwestern or Indiana. However, depending on results and tie breakers this weekend, a sixth or seventh seed could match UW against Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State or Michigan State in the first round.
