North: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern
South: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin

(09-01-2010 05:46 PM)David Krysakowski Wrote:  North: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern
South: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin

Dumb.

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_...a-to-split

Although league commissioner Jim Delany doesn't expect to announce divisions and the 2011 schedule until mid September, one piece of the puzzle has been revealed. Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez tells the Wisconsin State Journal that Wisconsin and Iowa will be placed in different divisions when the plan comes out.

You can make a strong case that the Big Ten is prioritizing the championship game, a likely cash cow, ahead of tradition.

Wisconsin and Iowa currently play every season as protected rivals. The teams have met 85 times since 1894. It's a good bet that their matchup will be protected through a crossover. But as I brought up a while back, it's hard to preserve the Wisconsin-Iowa-Minnesota rivalry bloc and grow the league.

Given this new information and what we know about the selection criteria, here's my best guess at the divisions:

Division 1
Michigan
Michigan State
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Northwestern

Division 2
Ohio State
Penn State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Purdue
Indiana

Here are the cross over games. they will be play every year.

Penn State-Nebraska
Illinois-Northwestern
Indiana-Michigan State
Ohio State-Michigan
Purdue-Iowa
Wisconsin-Minnesota

As an NU wildcat fan, I like the division we're in. Michigan is way down, MSU has given the Cats fits but is not unbeatable. NU has beaten Iowa 4 of the last 5 games. Nebraska is the only team that will really be a challenge.