http://bleacherreport.com/ Bleacher Report - The open source sports network en-us 30 Scott Largent <p>My first posting cut off the numbers.</p> <p>Big Ten weakness truth or fiction?</p> <p><br />Is the Big 10 as bad as I keep reading and hearing? I decided to find out for myself so here are the numbers 1995 to present. My father is fond of saying &ldquo;numbers don&rsquo;t lie but liars figure. Big Ten 47 wins, 54 losses, winning only 46 &frac12; % of their bowl games. Only 3 teams have winning records in bowls since 1995 (Penn State, Wisconsin, Iowa). The real shock (to me) is that Ohio State and Michigan are below .500</p> <p><br />Big 10</p> <p><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;team &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;wins &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; losses &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; total &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;winning %<br />Penn State &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;11 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 81.82%<br />Wisconsin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 66.67%<br />Iowa &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 55.56%<br />Ohio &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 46.15%<br />Michigan &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;13 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 46.15%<br />Minnesota &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 42.86%<br />Illinois &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 37.50%<br />Purdue &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 33.33%<br />Indiana &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;28.57%<br />Michigan State &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;28.57%<br />Northwestern &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.00%<br />total Bowls record</p> <p>1995 to present &nbsp; 47 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 54 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 101 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 46.53%<br /><br />Two teams: Penn State and Wisconsin account for 36% of Big Ten&rsquo;s bowl wins. With these numbers how can anyone defend the Big 10 as a group, it is clear the Big 10 does not win bowl games. With this said the PAC 10 is not a whole lot better winning 48 &frac12; % of their games. The Pac 10 has 5 teams at .500 or better representing 58.8% of all wins.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Pac 10</p> <p>team &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; wins &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; losses &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; total &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;winning %</p> <p>Arizona &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100.00%<br />California &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 80.00%<br />USC &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 77.78%<br />Oregon State &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 71.43%<br />Washington State &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;50.00%<br />Oregon &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 41.67%<br />Arizona State &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 33.33%<br />UCLA &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 30.00%<br />Stanford &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 25.00%<br />Washington &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25.00%</p> <p>total Bowls record</p> <p>1995 to present &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 34 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 36 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 70 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 48.57%<br /></p> <p>The Big 12 is just a little bit better then the Pac Ten winning 49.5 % of their games with six teams at .500 or better.</p> <p>Big 12</p> <p>team &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;wins &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;losses &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;total &nbsp; &nbsp;winning %</p> <p>Kansas &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;75.00%<br />Nebraska &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;66.67%<br />Texas &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 58.33%<br />Missouri &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;50.00%<br />Oklahoma St. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 50.00%<br />Texas Tech &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;50.00%<br />Colorado State &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;44.44%<br />Kansas State &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;44.44%<br />Oklahoma &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;44.44%<br />Iowa St. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;40.00%<br />Texas A &amp; M &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 22.22%<br />Baylor &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; no bowl game<br />&nbsp; total &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 45 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 46 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 91 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;49.45%<br /></p> <p>The Sec on the other hand is clearly better than the rest. Bowl wins of 60% 9 of the 12 teams with winning records in Bowls (only two with losing record Vanderbilt has not played a bowl game)<br />Sec<br />team &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; wins &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; losses &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; total &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; winning&nbsp; %<br />Ole Miss &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 85.71%<br />LSU &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;11 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;81.82%<br />South Carolina &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 80.00%<br />Georgia &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 75.00%<br />Auburn &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;11 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 63.64%<br />Mississippi State &nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 60.00%<br />ALABAMA &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 55.56%<br />Tennessee &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 13 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;53.85%<br />Kentucky &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 50.00%<br />Florida &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;13 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 46.15%<br />Arkansas &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 20.00%<br />Vanderbilt &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; no Bowl Games<br />&nbsp; total &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 60 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 40 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;60.00%<br /><br />Using the data above I would Place the Big Ten at the bottom of the list (having only three out of 11 teams with winning records and the worst winning percentage of the four) with the Pac 10 next, followed by the big 12 with the Sec on top.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Look forward to reading comments.</p> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:06:32 -0500 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97092-big-ten-weakness-truth-or-fiction http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97092-big-ten-weakness-truth-or-fiction http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97092-big-ten-weakness-truth-or-fiction College Football Big Ten Footbal Scott Largent <p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Big Ten weakness truth or fiction?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is the Big 10 as bad as I keep reading and hearing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>I decided to find out for myself so here are the numbers 1995 to present. My father is fond of saying &ldquo;numbers don&rsquo;t lie but liars figure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Big Ten 47 wins, 54 losses, winning only 46 &frac12; % of their bowl games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Only three teams have winning records in bowls since 1995 (Penn State, Wisconsin, Iowa).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The real shock (to me) is that Ohio State and Michigan are below .500</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="margin: auto auto auto 4.7pt; width: 334pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="445"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 334pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="5" width="445" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Big 10</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">team</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">wins</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">losses</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">total</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Penn State </span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">11</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">81.82%</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wisconsin </span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">66.67%</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Iowa </span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">55.56%</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ohio</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">13</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">46.15%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Michigan</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">13</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">46.15%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Minnesota </span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">42.86%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Illinois</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">37.50%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Purdue </span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">33.33%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Indiana </span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28.57%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Michigan State</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28.57%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Northwestern </span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">0.00%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 198.45pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="265" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">total Bowls record 1995 to present </span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">47</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">54</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 28.35pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="38" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">101</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 43.9pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent;" width="59" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">46.53%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two teams: Penn State and Wisconsin account for 36% of Big Ten&rsquo;s bowl wins. With these numbers how can anyone defend the Big 10 as a group, it is clear the Big 10 does not win bowl games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>With this said the PAC 10 is not a whole lot better winning 48 &frac12; % of their games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The Pac 10 has five teams at .500 or better representing 58.8% of all wins.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="margin: auto auto auto 4.7pt; width: 334pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="445"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 334pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="5" width="445" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pac 10</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 194.55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="259" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">team</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.15pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="36" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">wins</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 34.95pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">losses</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">total</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 49.55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent;" width="66" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 194.55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="259" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arizona</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.15pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="36" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 34.95pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="47" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 27.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" width="37" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2</span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #f0f0f0; width: 49.55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 15.75pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;" width="66" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: right;" align="right"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">100.00%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="border-right: #f0f0f0; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 194.55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; height: 15pt; background-color: transparent;" width="259" valign="bottom"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> </span></span></strong></p> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:08:59 -0500 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97058-big-ten-weakness-truth-or-fiction http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97058-big-ten-weakness-truth-or-fiction http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97058-big-ten-weakness-truth-or-fiction College Football Big Ten Football Histor