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1950-51 Big Ten Conference Season Summary

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Record: 122-102, .545 W-L% (10th of 17)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Illinois

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Illinois)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 1 (Indiana)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Illinois and Indiana)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Illinois* RF 13 1 .929 22 5 .815
2 Indiana  12 2 .857 19 3 .864
3 Iowa  9 5 .643 15 7 .682
4 Minnesota  7 7 .500 13 9 .591
4 Northwestern  7 7 .500 12 10 .545
4 Wisconsin  7 7 .500 10 12 .455
7 Michigan State  5 9 .357 10 11 .476
8 Purdue  4 10 .286 8 14 .364
9 Michigan  3 11 .214 7 15 .318
9 Ohio State  3 11 .214 6 16 .273

AP Poll Summary

School 12/19 12/26 1/3 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 Final
Illinois   20   14 14 16 14 16 11 10 6 5
Indiana 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 6 4 7 7

NCAA Tournament

National Third Place
Illinois won (61-46) versus Oklahoma State

First Round
Illinois won (79-71) versus Columbia (East Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Illinois won (84-70) versus North Carolina State (East Regional)

Regional Final
Illinois lost (76-74) versus Kentucky (East Regional)