Following Ohio State’s victory over Penn State and the continued unblemished records of both the Buckeyes and Wolverines, the Big Ten East is nearly settled. Barring a huge surprise, the division will be determined by the regular season finale between those two teams with no room for variation. 
The West is little better. As long as Illinois and Purdue keep taking care of business – admittedly something that has longer odds and a smaller margin than the East’s leading programs – their game …