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Big Ten Breakdown
Overall records do not include games against non-Division I opponents.
Only Division I records are used to calculate RPI.
| RPI | Rank |
|---|
| Non-Conference | 0.5612 | 4 |
| Overall | 0.5598 | 3 |
| Shaded teams made the tournament |
1997-1998 Standings
| Conference | Overall | Div I |
|---|
| R/S | School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | RPI | Rank |
|---|
| Michigan St | 13 | 3 | 0.812 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 0.6139 | 15 |
| Illinois | 13 | 3 | 0.812 | 22 | 9 | 0.710 | 22 | 9 | 0.710 | 0.5968 | 27 |
| Purdue | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 26 | 7 | 0.788 | 26 | 7 | 0.788 | 0.6345 | 8 |
| Michigan | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 | 0.6276 | 11 |
| Iowa | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 19 | 10 | 0.655 | 19 | 10 | 0.655 | 0.5493 | 73 |
| Indiana | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 19 | 11 | 0.633 | 19 | 11 | 0.633 | 0.5974 | 25 |
| Penn State | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 15 | 12 | 0.556 | 15 | 12 | 0.556 | 0.5177 | 122 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 15 | 15 | 0.500 | 15 | 15 | 0.500 | 0.5437 | 79 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 13 | 0.188 | 12 | 19 | 0.387 | 12 | 19 | 0.387 | 0.5273 | 103 |
| Northwestern | 3 | 13 | 0.188 | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 0.4717 | 190 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 15 | 0.062 | 8 | 22 | 0.267 | 8 | 22 | 0.267 | 0.4773 | 182 |
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