B1G Pick’em Week 1

Zach begins a title defense in his “draft year”

by Carl James • @jovian34 • March 5th, 2026

Junior IU student and iubase-dot-com reporter Zach Horwitz will attempt to repeat as champion against Cass, Chris, Carl and Josh.

PicksZachCassJoshCarlChris
Illinois@USCIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinois
Michigan State@NebraskaNebraskaNebraskaNebraskaNebraskaMichigan State
Oregon@PurdueIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinois
UCLA@Ohio StateIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinois
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YTD4-04-04-04-03-1

Pick’em results color code key:

Series startIndiana
Series winning 1-0Indiana
Series losing 1-0Indiana
Series tied 1-1Indiana
Series wonIndiana
Series lostIndiana
Series does not qualify*Indiana

*for a series to qualify it must go at least two official games and have a clear winner. A clear winner almost always requires two wins. In the rare case of a two-game series it can be a win plus a tie. Only the last game of a B1G series can be declared a tie.