Probably hurts us because it puts Iowa ahead of us assuming they don't lose again.
So with our assumed 1 loss to only IA, instead of OSU -
Definitely would hurt us because OSU isn't in a tiebreaker scenario either way, while if our one more loss is to IA we are then even where they are competing for a top 4 seed (1 more team in the mix) + we start 0-2 in any tiebreaker with IA at that point
...since OSU s 2 games back, if we only lose 1 we still finish ahead of them
...Lose to IA instead & it evens us in the loss column where they can steal a top 4 seed + in any tiebreakers with IA in the mix we would start 0-2.
Potential tie partners & records (with 1 more loss to IA)
MD (0-2) - would have to lose out
MSU (0-2)
WIS (1-0)
PSU(1-0)
IA (0-2) ...where if we beat IA/lose to OSU, IA can't catch us
MI (2-0) (would need to win out)
If we are tied with IA, the 0-2 really puts us starting in a hole in the tiebreaker with the teams we are currently tied with...we probably need MI & MSU to win out to not end up last in any tiebreaker