Where they stand
Big Ten's bestAllB10
Maryland16-27-0
Iowa15-36-1
Minnesota16-35-2
Nebraska15-35-2
Michigan12-64-3
Gophers' next eight
The team enters a stretch against seven teams that currently reside under the Big Ten's top tier:
Sun. at Rutgers (4-3 Big Ten)
Wed. vs. Penn St. (1-7)
Feb. 1 at N'western (4-3)
Feb. 5 at Illinois (2-5)
Feb. 8 vs. Mich. St. (1-7)
Feb. 11 vs. Wisc. (3-5)
Feb. 15 at Penn St.
Feb. 17 vs. Iowa (6-1)