Who Said Kirk Cannot Win Titles

[ChosenChildren]

Iowa just clinched another Big Ten West Mythical Championship (at least a tie):

Standings (conference games only):

Iowa 5 3
N'western 4 4
Nebby 4 4
Gophers 4 4
Illini 4 4
Badgers 2 6
Boilers 0 8

 

[SCHawkeye2]

Iowa just clinched another Big Ten West Mythical Championship (at least a tie):

Standings (conference games only):

Iowa 5 3
N'western 4 4
Nebby 4 4
Gophers 4 4
Illini 4 4
Badgers 2 6
Boilers 0 8

If Iowa played former West opponents Purdue and Illinois and an East Div Maryland this year, instead of OR , USC and IU, Iowa would be looking at another 10 or 11 win season and in the playoffs.
Schedule matters.

 

[guffus]

Iowa vs west division teams this year

Minn W
@Wisc W
@Neb TBD
NW DNP
ILL DNP
NW DNP
Purdue DNP

2-0 with a chance to go 3-0, with 4 teams that they did not play

 

[guffus]

Just for fun, I know this does not make sense, because the schedules would be different, but what if the Big Ten was split into 3 divisions?

Old Big Ten East
Ohio St 8-0
Indiana 8-0
Michigan 7-1
Penn St 2-6
Rutgers 2-6
Maryland 1-7
Mich St 0-8

Overall 28-28
Who would win the tiebreaker for first?

Old Big Ten West
Iowa 5-3
Minn 4-4
Neb 4-4
NW 4-4
ILL 4-4
Wisc 2-6
Pur 0-8

Overall 23-33
Who would win the West if Neb beats Iowa?

Pac division
Oregon 7-1
USC 6-2
Wash 5-3
UCLA 3-5

Overall 21-11
Oregon has won the West even if it loses its last game

Interesting that Old patterns continue. The East is very top heavy with great teams at the top balanced out with bad teams on the bottom, all balancing out to a .500 Overall record.

The West has no great teams with a lot of teams in middle, and a couple of bad teams on the bottom.