Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1901 Western Conference football season
Table title:
Results and team statistics
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Conf. Rank </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Team </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Head coach </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Overall record </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Conf. record </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > PPG </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > PAG </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 (tie) </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Michigan </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fielding H. Yost </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11–0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4–0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50.0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 (tie) </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wisconsin </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Philip King </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9–0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2–0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 35.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.6 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Minnesota </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Henry L. Williams </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9-1-1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3-1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16.6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1.6 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Illinois </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Justa Lindgren </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8–2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4–2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.9 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northwestern </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charles Hollister </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8–2–1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3–2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14.6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Indiana </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James H. Horne </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6–3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1–2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23.8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9.7 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Purdue </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > D. M. Balliet </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4–4–1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0–3–1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7.3 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chicago </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Amos A. Stagg </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8–6–2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0–4–1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8.2 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Iowa </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alden Knipe </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6–3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0–3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12.8 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did Wisconsin win the 1901 Western Conference championship?
Answer:
Wisconsin, under head coach Philip King, tied with Michigan for the conference title.