Harold Shelton III, BTN Studio Researcher, March 1, 2017

One week from today, the 2017 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament tips off in Washington D.C.

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With that in mind, let's take a look at the latest Big Ten tourney scenarios for all 14 teams. As of right now, just two teams are locked into seeds: No. 1 Purdue and No. 14 Rutgers.

1. Purdue (13-4)
Clinched #1 seed and double bye

2. Wisconsin (11-5)
Clinches #2 seed with wins in its final 2 games (home vs Iowa and Minnesota)
Clinch double bye with 1 win in its final 2 games
Could fall as low as #6 seed with 2 losses + tiebreakers

3. Maryland (11-6)
Clinches #2 seed with win vs Michigan State + Minnesota loss vs Nebraska + 2 Wisconsin losses
Clinches double bye with win vs Michigan State
Could fall as low as #6 with a loss + tiebreakers

4. Michigan State (10-6)
Clinches #2 seed with wins in its final 2 games (at Illinois and Maryland) + 1 Wisconsin loss
Clinches double bye and no worse than #3 seed with wins in its final 2 games
Could lose both games and be seeded anywhere from #4 to #7 in that scenario

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5. Minnesota (10-6)
Can be as high as #2 seed with wins in its final 2 games (home vs Nebraska and at Wisconsin) + tiebreakers
Clinches double bye with wins in its final 2 games
Could fall as low as #7 with 2 losses + tiebreakers

6. Michigan (9-7)
Can be as high as #4 seed with wins in its final 2 games (at Northwestern and Nebraska) + 2 Minnesota losses + 1 MSU loss OR wins in its final 2 games + 2 MSU losses + 2 Wisconsin losses
Can?t finish higher than #6 with a loss at Northwestern tonight
Could fall as low as #8 with 2 losses + tiebreakers

7. Northwestern (9-7)
Can be as high as #4 seed with wins in its final 2 games (home vs Michigan and Purdue) + several tiebreakers
Can?t finish lower than #6 with a win vs Michigan tonight
Can?t finish higher than #7 with a loss vs Michigan tonight
Could fall as low as #9 with 2 losses + tiebreakers

8. Iowa (8-8)
Locked into single bye
Can be as high as #6 seed with wins in its final 2 games (at Wisconsin and home vs Penn State) + tiebreakers
Can be as low as #10 with 2 losses + tiebreakers

9. Illinois (7-9)
Can clinch single bye with 1 win in its final 2 games (home vs MSU and at Rutgers)
Can be as high as #7 with wins in its final 2 games + 2 Northwestern losses + 1 Iowa loss
Can be as low as #13 with 2 losses + tiebreakers

10. Ohio State (7-10)
Can clinch single bye with win vs Indiana + 1 Nebraska loss
Can be as high as #9 seed with win vs Indiana + tiebreakers
Can be as low as #12 seed with loss + tiebreakers

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11. Nebraska (6-10)
Can clinch single bye with wins in its last 2 games (at Minnesota and vs. Michigan)
Can be as high as #8 seed with 2 wins + tiebreakers
Can be as low as #13 with 2 losses + tiebreakers

12. Indiana (6-11)
Can clinch single bye with win at Ohio State + 2 Nebraska losses
Can be as high as #9 seed with win + tiebreakers
Can be as low as #13 seed with loss + tiebreakers

13. Penn State (6-11)
Can clinch #10 seed and single bye with win at Iowa + 2 Illinois losses + Indiana loss + Nebraska loss. Will be play on Wednesday under any other scenario
Can be as high as #10 seed with win + tiebreakers
Will be #13 seed with loss

14. Rutgers (2-15)
Locked into #14 seed
Will play on Wednesday vs #11 seed no matter what