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Despite both being ineligible for postseason play, the Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes battled for a spot at the top of the Big Ten Leaders division this past weekend. Penn State remains in second place in the division after the 35-23 loss, with a 3-1 conference record and 5-3 record overall. The Buckeyes are now 9-0 on the year and 5-0 in the conference, staying at the top of the Leaders division.
The Wisconsin Badgers, currently in third with a conference record of 3-2, would represent the division in the conference championship game if it finished behind the two ineligible teams. Wisconsin is already bowl eligible at 6-3.
In the Legends division, though the 6-3 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1 in Big Ten play) have the same conference record as the the 5-3 Michigan Wolverines, the Cornhusker's 23-9 win over the Wolverines on Saturday gives them a slight edge. The bowl eligible Northwestern Wildcats are not far behind at 3-2 in Big Ten play and 7-2 overall record.
The full Big Ten conference standings are below with conference record, followed by overall record, listed in parentheses.
Legends Division
1) Nebraska (3-1, 6-2)
2) Michigan (3-1, 5-3)
3) Northwestern (3-2, 7-2)
4) Iowa (2-2, 4-4)
5) Michigan State (2-3, 5-4)
6) Minnesota (1-3, 5-3)
Leaders Division
1) Ohio State (5-0, 9-0)
2) Penn State (3-1, 5-3)
3) Wisconsin (3-2, 6-3)
4) Indiana (1-3, 3-5)
5) Purdue (0-4, 3-5)
6) Illinois (0-4, 2-6)