That this match determines the conference champion is well established.
The winner of Friday’s Nebraska-Wisconsin match will earn at least a share of the Big Ten championship and the chance to capture the title outright with a victory the following night. Should the Badgers and Huskers split their two matches this weekend, Purdue can earn a share of the title by winning its final two matches at home.
Somewhere in the beginning of the season each team made a goal about the B1G conference title. That goal, specifically, may still mean something, but a win would mean more regarding the larger goal of a national championship; the result of this match will give the selection committee a good indication where to seed each team.