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B1G Standings
2019
| WEST | Conf. | Division | Overall | |||
| DIVISION | W-L | % | W-L | % | W-L | % |
| Wisconsin | 7-2 | 0.778 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 10-4 | 0.714 |
| Minnesota | 7-2 | 0.778 | 4-2 | 0.667 | 11-2 | 0.846 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 0.667 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 10-3 | 0.769 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 0.444 | 2-4 | 0.333 | 6-7 | 0.462 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 0.333 | 2-4 | 0.333 | 5-7 | 0.417 |
| Purdue | 3-6 | 0.333 | 2-4 | 0.333 | 4-8 | 0.333 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 0.111 | 1-5 | 0.167 | 3-9 | 0.250 |
| EAST | Conf. | Division | Overall | |||
| DIVISION | W-L | % | W-L | % | W-L | % |
| Ohio State* | 9-0 | 1.000 | 6-0 | 1.000 | 13-1 | 0.929 |
| Penn State | 7-2 | 0.778 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 11-2 | 0.846 |
| Michigan | 6-3 | 0.667 | 4-2 | 0.667 | 9-4 | 0.692 |
| Indiana | 5-4 | 0.556 | 2-4 | 0.333 | 8-5 | 0.615 |
| Mich. State | 4-5 | 0.444 | 3-3 | 0.500 | 7-6 | 0.538 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 0.111 | 1-5 | 0.167 | 3-9 | 0.250 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 0.000 | 0-6 | 0.000 | 2-10 | 0.167 |
| *Conference champion | ||||||