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Big Ten prestige possibly hit an all-time low after a series of early season losses. The conference mended some of its broken image with Ohio State doing most of the heavy lifting and Michigan State and Wisconsin helping out. MarkRogersTV takes the entirety of the Big Ten’s 2014 performance vs the Power 5; applying a metric based on seeding and winning percentage to put the league’s 14 wins and 13 losses into perspective.
Big Ten: 14-13 vs Power 5
14 Big Ten winning teams were 127-60 overall and 70-47 in conference vs Power 5 teams that went 110-74 and 54-40 in conference. The average Big Ten seed is 6.1. The average Power 5 seed is 5.7.
13 Big Ten losing teams were 92-71 overall and 57-49 in conference vs Power 5 teams that went 99-71 and 47-50 in conference. The average Big Ten seed is 7. The average Power 5 seed is 7.3.
Comparing the Conferences – Big Ten Overcomes Slow Start with Strong Finish
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