Last night’s win in East Lansing has Purdue in pretty good shape with 10 games to play in the regular season. Wisconsin, Purdue, and Maryland are pulling away from the field a little bit. Northwestern is still in it with only two losses and plenty of opportunities ahead. Indiana would be the fifth team, as they have only three losses, but they have a nasty finishing schedule.
Purdue can also improve its chances for a top 3 seed and placement in Indianapolis with plenty of top 50 RPI games left. Purdue has Northwester (35) twice and Maryland (19) once.