The No. 2 team in the country two weeks ago, Iowa now no longer controls its own destiny in the West. After being dominated by the Badgers in a 27-7 loss, it fell into a second-place tie with them at 3-2 in the Big Ten.
Wisconsin and Minnesota (3-1) control their fates. If either wins out, it wins the division. They meet in the season finale in Minnesota.
I wrote the column before Minnesota and Purdue played yesterday. It says Minnesota is 3-1, not Wisconsin, which I said was 3-2 in the previous paragraph.
Nothing I wrote was inaccurate.