The Big Ten is a convoluted mess. Bracketologists are predicting somewhere around 8-10 teams making the big dance, but all these teams continue to beat each other up and make records look extremely wonky.
Take the Michigan Wolverines for example. A rather easy Big Ten schedule to this point has them at 5-3, tied for second place in the conference with an 11-8 overall record. Heading into Monday evening, there are 10 teams that have a .500 or better record in the conference. One of the teams that doesn’t is Ohio State, who just lost five in a row but have a much better overall resume than the Wolverines so far.