It was a fairly calm week in the Big Ten with four teams on byes. Michigan State and Ohio State both won their games 56-17, Maryland looked strong and a major poll found Minnesota’s one-point win over Purdue very impressive for some reason. Here’s how that all shook it out in the rankings for eight of our voters.
Maryland is well on its way to making a bowl game for the second straight year. At 5-2, they currently sit at third in the East division of the Big Ten, coming off of a big conference win over Iowa last week.
Coming off their second and final bye week of the season, the Badgers (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) look to start the home stretch with a win against Maryland (2-1, 5-2). Let’s take a look at five things to watch during the game.
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After being swept by rival Minnesota at LaBahn Arena last weekend, including an overtime loss Saturday, No. 2 Wisconsin will hit the road to take on Bemidji State.
No. 5 Wisconsin (8-1 Big Ten, 17-2 overall) swept Iowa (1-8, 9-11) Wednesday night at the Field House to extend its winning streak to eight.
Following its second bye week of the year, Wisconsin will face Maryland in the first ever meeting between the teams Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
After an enormous road win in Minneapolis, the Badgers (7-2-1 Big Ten, 13-2-1 overall) will take on Rutgers (7-2-1, 11-2-1) Friday in what will be the Badgers’ most important game of the season thus far.
Facing their in-state rival for the first time since sending them home in the NCAA Tournament last season, Wisconsin (0-5-0 Big Ten, 3-9-2 overall) emerged victorious in a 1-0 contest against Milwaukee (2-3-1 Horizon, 5-9-2).
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Playing their third consecutive home game, the Badgers (0-5-0 Big Ten, 2-9-2 overall) will look for some consolation Wednesday in what’s been a disappointing season against in-state rival Milwaukee (2-3-1 Horizon, 5-8-2).
Riding a seven-game winning streak, No. 5 Wisconsin (7-1 Big Ten, 16-2 overall) will look to extend its win streak this Wednesday when Iowa (1-7, 9-10) comes to the Field House.
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Big games are when teams discover a lot about themselves. Unfortunately for the Badgers, they were on the losing end of two of them this weekend. No. 1 Wisconsin (4-2-0 WCHA, 6-2-0 overall) fell to No. 2 Minnesota (3-0-1, 5-0-1) both Friday night and Saturday afternoon, UW’s first two losses of the season.
While Badger players and coaches came into a home and away tilt with Minnesota (3-5 Big Ten, 13-6 overall) unsure how they would feel about the process, the matches could not have worked better for them.
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Wisconsin (0-4-0) continued its rough start this weekend, getting swept by Northern Michigan (2-0-0) in a showdown in Green Bay. The Wildcats took the first game 2-0 and the second 4-1.
Saturday night, the Badgers (2-9-2, 0-5-0 Big Ten) were defeated by Ohio State (5-5-3, 3-2-0 Big Ten) by a score of 2-0 to continue Wisconsin’s rough season. Wisconsin was only able to put the ball in the back of the net on one of their 12 shots.
The Badgers (7-1-1 Big Ten, 13-2-1 overall) picked up a huge road win Saturday night in Minneapolis, defeating Minnesota (5-4-1, 8-7-1) by a score of 4-1 to remain in the Big Ten title hunt.
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