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1949-50 Big Ten Conference Season Summary

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Record: 132-92, .589 W-L% (6th of 16)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Ohio State

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Ohio State)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 4 (Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Indiana, Ohio State and Wisconsin)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Ohio State* R 11 1 .917 22 4 .846
2 Wisconsin  9 3 .750 17 5 .773
3 Indiana  7 5 .583 17 5 .773
3 Illinois  7 5 .583 14 8 .636
5 Iowa  6 6 .500 15 7 .682
6 Minnesota  4 8 .333 13 9 .591
6 Michigan  4 8 .333 11 11 .500
8 Northwestern  3 9 .250 10 12 .455
8 Purdue  3 9 .250 9 13 .409
10 Michigan State  0 0 4 18 .182

AP Poll Summary

School 1/5 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/14 2/21 2/28 Final
Ohio State   15 11 13 7 4 3 3 2 2
Wisconsin 15     15 17         16
Indiana 5 4 8 9 12 16   17   20
Illinois 16     20            
Minnesota 10 11 16 18            

NCAA Tournament

Regional Third Place
Ohio State won (72-52) versus Holy Cross (East Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Ohio State lost (56-55) versus City College of New York (East Regional)