2018 Big Ten Division Men’s Schedule
Big Ten Division Schedule Notes
As of Friday, October 19, 2018, the hours and location listed for University of Michigan are final. Michigan is hosting on campus at the Canham Natatorium.Please review the game times as they have been adjusted.
Due to time constraints, all regular season games will include two minutes quarter breaks with a three minute halftime. This does not include the division championship which will run three minute quarter breaks with a five minute halftime.
| wdt_ID | date | Time | Location | Matchup: (Dark vs. White) | Dark Score | White Score | Video |
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| 1 | Saturday, September 29 | 11:00AM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | Indiana University vs. Northwestern University | 14 | 3 | |
| 2 | Saturday, September 29 | 12:05PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | Michigan State University vs. University of Illinois | 14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Saturday, September 29 | 1:10PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | Purdue University vs. University of Wisconsin | 8 | 17 | |
| 4 | Saturday, September 29 | 2:15PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | University of Michigan vs. University of Iowa | 17 | 3 | |
| 5 | Saturday, September 29 | 3:20PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | Indiana University vs. Michigan State University | 10 | 12 | |
| 6 | Saturday, September 29 | 4:25PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | University of Wisconsin vs. Northwestern University | 13 | 2 | |
| 7 | Saturday, September 29 | 5:30PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | University of Illinois vs. University of Iowa | 12 | 5 | |
| 8 | Saturday, September 29 | 6:35PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | Purdue University vs. University of Michigan | 5 | 12 | |
| 9 | Saturday, September 29 | 7:40PM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | Northwestern University vs. Michigan State University | 4 | 12 | |
| 10 | Sunday, September 30 | 9:00AM | Purdue University (Cordiva Rec Sports Center), West Lafayette, IN | Michigan State University vs. University of Iowa | 20 | 10 |
Big Ten Division Championship Schedule
| Teams are divided into brackets based on their won/loss records during the season: | ||
| Bracket A | Bracket B | |
| 1st Seed – Michigan State University |
2nd Seed – University of Michigan |
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| 4th Seed – University of Illinois |
3rd Seed – Indiana University |
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| 5th Seed – University of Wisconsin |
6th Seed – Purdue University |
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| 8th Seed – Northwestern University |
7th Seed – University of Iowa |
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| Teams listed first wear dark caps and are home on the scoreboard. Host team always wears dark caps and is listed first on the scoreboard regardless of seed. | ||
| wdt_ID | date | Time | Location | Matchup: (Dark vs. White) | Dark Score | White Score | Video |
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| 28 | Saturday, October 27 | 12:00PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | 1st Seed vs. 8th Seed (Game 1) - Michigan State University vs. Northwestern University | 18 | 2 | |
| 29 | Saturday, October 27 | 1:05PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | 4th Seed vs. 5th Seed (Game 2) - University of Illinois vs. University of Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | |
| 30 | Saturday, October 27 | 2:10PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | 2nd Seed vs. 7th Seed (Game 3) - University of Michigan vs. University of Iowa | 16 | 3 | |
| 31 | Saturday, October 27 | 3:15PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | 3rd Seed vs. 6th Seed (Game 4) - Indiana University vs. Purdue University | 11 | 12 | |
| 32 | Saturday, October 27 | 4:20PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 1 (Game 5) - University of Illinois vs. Northwestern University | 8 | 4 | |
| 33 | Saturday, October 27 | 5:25PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 (Game 6) - Indiana University vs. University of Iowa | 9 | 8 | |
| 34 | Saturday, October 27 | 6:30PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Game 7) - Michigan State University vs. University of Wisconsin | 15 | 8 | |
| 35 | Saturday, October 27 | 7:35PM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (Game 8) - University of Michigan vs. Purdue University | 14 | 1 | |
| 36 | Sunday, October 28 | 9:00AM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5 (7th Place) - University of Iowa vs. Northwestern University | 9 | 10 | |
| 37 | Sunday, October 28 | 10:05AM | Big Ten Champs - University of Michigan (Canham Natatorium), Ann Arbor, MI ~finalized 10.19.18 | Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (5th Place) - University of Illinois vs. Indiana University | 10 | 9 |
2018 Big Ten Men Standings
| wdt_ID | Final Standing | Regular Season Standing | Team | Win | Loss | Tie | Points | Win (Final Standings) | Loss (Final Standings) | Tie (Final Standings) |
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| 1 | 1 | 2 | University of Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Michigan State University | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | University of Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Purdue University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | University of Illinois | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Indiana University | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | Northwestern University | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | University of Iowa | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Indiana University claims the No. 3 seed based on a tiebreaker versus the University of Illinois. As the teams tied at 7-7, the tie is broken via goal differential versus teams seeded higher (Michigan State University, University of Michigan). Illinois lost to Michigan State (14-5 L) and Michigan (11-6 L) for a -14 differential. Indiana played Michigan State twice (14-7 L, 12-10 L) for an average differential of 4.5 (-9 divided by 2) and also lost to Michigan (9-5 L) for a total goal differential of -8.5.
