The regular season concluded this weekend without a whole lot of drama atop the standings. Michigan State took care of their opponents and won the conference outright. Ohio State and Indiana played an instant classic Friday night. Nebraska, OSU and Purdue all got back on track with solid weeks and…
The Big Ten entered the week with three top-10 teams, the most of any conference in the country. They also entered the week with surging Nebraska and Penn State teams creeping into the NCAA tournament picture. However, upsets ravaged the Big Ten this week. Purdue, Nebraska and Penn State all…
The bottom of the conference continues to feast on themselves and get blown out by others. The middle of the Big Ten continues to be a confusing mess. The top of the conference just shifted around after this weeks Ohio State-Purdue and Michigan State-Purdue games. Ranking the Big Ten is…
Fourth. That’s where Indiana was in the Big Ten two weeks ago after a 71-68 win over Maryland on January 22. The Hoosiers had just won four of their last five games, with the loss at East Lansing the only blemish on Indiana’s card since January 2. The Hoosiers were…
There’s some clear separation at the top of the Big Ten. Purdue and Michigan State seem like the top two, while Ohio State can prove they belong as well in the coming weeks. Nebraska continues to climb, while Penn State and Northwestern are slowly making their way back into relevancy.…
Indiana lost another hard-fought nail-biter Saturday night at Assembly Hall 63-60 to 5th ranked Michigan State. The Hoosiers out-rebounded MSU 53-29, including 25-3 on the offensive glass. However, IU shot just 29% from the floor and couldn’t get over the hump down the stretch. Juwan Morgan: Archie Miller Tom Izzo…
Austin Render, Connor Hines and Jacob Vinson are back for week 2. This week they look back at the IU Purdue game, break down the Big Ten as it stands right now and how Nate Sudfeld is one hit away from playing in the Super Bowl.…
What a week in the Big Ten. Last week I felt like there was some clarity starting to form, but this week took all of that clarity away. Illinois got its first conference win over IU, while the Hoosiers went 1-2 in an important week for them. Amidst all the…
Glad to see you came back for more power rankings. Here’s a quick summary of this week’s Big Ten men’s basketball action… After starting to make a climb last week, Penn State and Indiana go a combined 0-3. Illinois, Iowa and Rutgers continue to struggle. Michigan slips up in one…
Big Ten basketball has been as unpredictable as winter weather in Indiana this season. We started the season with Michigan State being the heavy favorite, followed by the second tier of Purdue, Minnesota and Northwestern. Coaching changes were expected to hamper Indiana, Ohio State and Illinois early on, and…