2012 Big Ten Football Standings: Wisconsin likely Legends Division winner by default

Wisconsin appears primed to appear in the Big Ten Championship game by default, as they're the only eligible team in the Leaders Division to have won a conference game.

Penn State and Ohio State are each undefeated in Big Ten play, with the Buckeyes moving to 3-0 this week with a surprisingly close win over Indiana. Meanwhile, Purdue, Indiana, and Illinois are a combined 0-8. That leaves Wisconsin. After non-conference played, it appeared this week's matchup between the Badgers and a surprising Boilermakers team would be a de facto battle to play in Indianapolis. However, Purdue dropped its second straight, losing 38-14 to Wisconsin, leaving the Badgers in control of the division with five games to play.

The Legends Division is slightly more respectable: Michigan and Iowa are each 4-2 with both losses out of conference play, Michigan losing only to No. 1 Alabama and now-No. 5 Notre Dame. Both won this week, Michigan stomping Illinois, 45-0 while the Hawkeyes dropped a struggling Michigan State team 19-16 in double overtime. Northwestern is the first bowl eligible team in the conference, earning its sixth win by taking down Minnesota 21-13.

Ohio State would probably be highly ranked in the BCS standings were they eligible, instead, the conference failed to place any of its 12 teams.

Here's a full look at the Big Ten standings: