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With the Leaders Division slot already clinched for the Big Ten
Championship Game, the only question remaining is whether Michigan
or Nebraska will clash against Wisconsin Dec. 1 at Lucas Oil
Stadium.



The Huskers hold the tie-breaker in the Legends Division after
beating the Wolverines Oct. 27, and should be heavy favorites in
their remaining two games against Minnesota and Iowa, but if this
season has taught us anything, it is that anything is possible in
this conference.



Here is everything you need to know about the many intriguing Big
Ten matchups heading into the conference's Nov. 17 slate ...

color="#ffff00">Big Ten Standings
Legends Division
Team	Conference Win-Loss	Overall Win-Loss	Points For	Points Against
color="#ffffff">Nebraska	5-1	8-2	374	250
color="#ffff00">Michigan	5-1	7-3	297	182
color="#ffffff">Northwestern	3-3	7-3	305	239
color="#ffff00">Iowa	2-4	4-6	208	220
color="#ffff00">Minnesota	2-4	6-4	232	223
color="#ffffff">Michigan State	2-4	5-5	197	163
Leaders Division
Team	Conference Win-Loss	Overall Win-Loss	Points For	Points Against
color="#c0c0c0">Ohio State*	6-0	10-0	399	239
color="#ffffff">Wisconsin	4-2	7-3	295	172
color="#ffffff">Penn State*	4-2	6-4	280	186
Indiana	2-4	4-6	312	322
Purdue	1-5	4-6	283	296
color="#000099">Illinois	0-6	2-8	169	315

Week 11 Big Ten Honorees:



Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Michigan junior quarterback
Devin Gardner:



Gardner completed a career-best 16 passes for 286 yards and two
touchdowns, and accounted for four total scores in U-M's 38-31
overtime victory over Northwestern.



Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Wisconsin junior running
back Montee Ball:



Ball rumbled for 198 yards and three touchdowns in a 62-14
decimation of Indiana.  He now ranks second in NCAA history
with 77 total touchdowns, and his six-career Big Ten Offensive
Player of the Week awards are tied for fourth place in conference
history.



Defensive Player of the Week: Purdue fifth-year senior
defensive tackle Kawann Short:



Short spearheaded a dominant Purdue defense with a career-best four
tackles for loss, including one sack, in a 17-3 victory over
Illinois. His six-total tackles helped the Boilermakers hold the
Illini to merely 75 yards on the ground.



Special Teams Player of the Week: Nebraska senior place
kicker Brett Maher:



Maher connected on three-of-three field goal tries and averaged
41.0 yards per punt to help Nebraska outlast Penn State 32-23. The
honor was his third of the season, and a Big Ten-record sixth of his
career.



Freshman of the Week: Illinois linebacker Mason Monheim:



Monheim captured his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award after
notching a career-high 15 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss
and 0.5 sacks, in the Illini's 17-3 loss to Purdue. One of the lone
bright spots for Illinois this season, he leads all conference
first-year players with 74 tackles.

color="#ffff00">Week 12 Big Ten Matchups
color="#ffffff">Northwestern (7-3, 3-3)	at	color="#ffffff">Michigan State (5-5, 2-4)
30.5 (4)	Scoring Offense	19.7 (11)
23.9 (7)	Scoring Defense	16.3 (1)
403.5 (5)	Total Offense	360.4 (9)
396.3 (10)	Total Defense	288.0 (1)
238.6 (3)	Rushing Offense	141.9 (8)
122.5 (4)	Rushing Defense	113.4 (3)
164.9 (12)	Pass Offense	218.5 (4)
273.8 (12)	Pass Defense	174.6 (4)
Time and Television: Noon, ESPN2
Point Spread: Michigan State -7

color="#ff0000">Indiana (4-6, 2-4)	at	color="#000066">Penn State (6-4, 4-2)
31.2 (3)	Scoring Offense	28.0 (8)
32.2 (12)	Scoring Defense	18.6 (4)
431.4 (3)	Total Offense	410.1 (4)
445.8 (12)	Total Defense	344.9 (6)
138.2 (10)	Rushing Offense	141.3 (9)
244.0 (12)	Rushing Defense	137.9 (5)
293.2 (1)	Pass Offense	268.8 (2)
201.8 (5)	Pass Defense	207.0 (8)
valign="top">Time and Television: Noon, Big Ten Network
Point Spread: Penn State -14

color="#ffffff">Iowa (4-6, 2-4)	at	color="#ffff00">No. 23 Michigan (7-3, 5-1)
20.8 (10)	Scoring Offense	29.7 (5)
22.0 (5)	Scoring Defense	18.2 (3)
321.6 (11)	Total Offense	383.3 (8)
380.3 (8)	Total Defense	302.9 (2)
124.0 (11)	Rushing Offense	194.1 (5)
154.6 (7)	Rushing Defense	153.7 (6)
197.6 (6)	Pass Offense	189.2 (7)
225.7 (10)	Pass Defense	149.2 (1)
valign="top">Time and Television: Noon, ESPN
Point Spread: Michigan -20

color="#c0c0c0">No.6 Ohio State (10-0, 6-0)color="#ffffff">	at	color="#ffffff">Wisconsin (7-3, 4-2)
39.9 (1)	Scoring Offense	29.5 (6)
23.9 (7)	Scoring Defense	17.2 (2)
445.3 (2)	Total Offense	385.6 (7)
367.6 (7)	Total Defense	309.6 (3)
256.1 (2)	Rushing Offense	218.8 (4)
107.9 (2)	Rushing Defense	103.4 (1)
189.2 (7)	Pass Offense	166.8 (11)
259.7 (11)	Pass Defense	206.2 (7)
valign="top">Time and Television: 3:30 p.m., ABC
Point Spread: Wisconsin -2.5

color="#000000">Purdue (4-6, 1-5)	at	color="#ffffff">Illinois (2-8, 0-6)
28.3 (7)	Scoring Offense	16.9 (12)
29.6 (10)	Scoring Defense	31.5 (11)
391.2 (6)	Total Offense	298.5 (12)
403.7 (11)	Total Defense	380.3 (8)
158.8 (7)	Rushing Offense	123.5 (12)
181.5 (11)	Rushing Defense	178.2 (9)
232.4 (3)	Pass Offense	175.0 (10)
222.2 (9)	Pass Defense	201.2 (6)
valign="top">Time and Television: 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Point Spread: Purdue -6.5

color="#ffff00">Minnesota (6-4, 2-4)	at	color="#ffffff">No. 16 Nebraska (8-2, 5-1)
23.2 (9)	Scoring Offense	37.4 (1)
22.3 (6)	Scoring Defense	25.0 (9)
353.7 (10)	Total Offense	482.4 (1)
336.8 (4)	Total Defense	344.5 (5)
166.2 (6)	Rushing Offense	269.3 (1)
168.0 (8)	Rushing Defense	179.9 (10)
187.5 (9)	Pass Offense	213.1 (5)
168.8 (3)	Pass Defense	164.4 (2)
Time and Television: 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Point Spread: Nebraska -20

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