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Indiana couldn’t afford to lose to Northwestern team that had lost nine in a row and Al Durham wasn’t going to let it happen. The senior guard did everything in his power to extend the game and keep Indiana alive when down and in need of a basket. When down…
Slow starts. Scoring droughts. Lack of veteran presence. All the usual plagues for Indiana’s troubles this season were alive and healthy in the Hoosiers’ 74-67 home loss to Northwestern on Wednesday night. The conference-opening loss immediately puts Indiana in the hole, starting 0-1 in the Big Ten, and 5-3 overall.…
Indiana’s nonconference schedule was difficult. Most college basketball teams did not spend their shortened nonconference slate with five neutral site or away games against high-major opponents. Indiana did just that and is now set for an even tougher task: 20 Big Ten games for the rest of the regular season.…
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…
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.…
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…