After just weekend, here are the baseball standings in the Big Ten:
| Team | Big Ten Record |
Pct. | Overall Record |
Pct. |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | .000 | 3-0 | 1.000 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | .000 | 2-1 | .667 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | .000 | 2-1 | .667 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | .000 | 2-2 | .500 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | .000 | 2-2 | .500 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | .000 | 1-1 | .500 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | .000 | 1-2-1 | .375 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | .000 | 1-2 | .333 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | .000 | 1-3 | .250 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | .000 | 0-2 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | .000 | 0-3 | .000 |
Note: These standings do no reflect Monday’s games by Penn State and Purdue
If there is a silver lining to Illinois’ weekend, it’s that we are still one spot above highly touted Indiana who went 1-3. Keep in mind though, Indiana was playing #28 Texas Tech. That knocked the Hoosiers down from #7 to #16 in the NCBWA polls.
Minnesota is off to a 3-0 start but unlike Indiana, they weren’t playing a ranked team. They beat up on our neighbor, Northern Illinois University.
If you’re wondering, Michigan had to settle for a 7-7 tie on Sunday against Washington at the Texas State Baseball Invitational. The tie was due to a travel arrangements.
Illinois plays George Mason next on Friday at 11:00 am in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.