Big ten men’s basketball power ranking: Maryland makes jumping

On By Littum

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We have broken the halfway point for Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Season, and if some of the trouble championship favorites want to get involved, they would better wake up.

Forsy season # 1 Purdue remains right there at a marked distance of still undefeated Michigan State. However, winning in East Lansing in a few weeks can be crucial.

The ship is likely to sail for Forsy season # 2 Indiana. Hoosiers have to focus on not quite embarrassing and miss the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.

Mick Cronin is already grumbling about Forsy season # 3 UCLA‘s travel burden and has not yet been in Champaign or West Lafayette. All analytics pages still love Forsy season # 4 Illinois. Like Bruins, the fight that Illini already has four losses and may have to run the table to hoist the trophy.

How i rank them 1-18 this week:

1. Michigan State (18-2, 9-0)

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Winning percentage of the eight teams Spartans have played so far: .338. Winning percentage of the 10 still arrived: .592.

2. Purdue (16-5, 8-2)

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Trey Kaufman-Renn, who lives up to Matt Painter’s Forsy Season All-Big Ten Prediction and then some.

3. Maryland (17-3, 7-4)

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If not for an overtime loss on Northwestern, Terrapin would work on a seven-game-winning row.

4. Michigan (15-5, 7-2)

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The team that got Molly Wopped on Purdue last week didn’t look like a Big Ten Championship competitor.

5. Illinois (14-6, 6-4)

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Illini retires Kofi Cockburn’s jersey in a few weeks. Sorry, would just write Kofi Cockburn again.

6. Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4)

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February and March could create nicely for badgers, but only if they survive Luske Road games like Northwestern on Saturday.

7. UCLA (15-6, 6-4)

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Four-game-winning strip pushes Bruins’ record back to 14-2 in Pacific Time Zone, 1-4 everywhere else.

8. Oregon (16-5, 5-4)

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Opened a stretch of four roadies in five matches by losing it “light” on Minnesota. Suboptimal.

9. Ohio State (12-8, 4-5)

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It’s just a two-match winning row, but could Buckeyes be ready for another race at the end of the season?

10. USC (12-8, 4-5)

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While some teams on this list are still looking for their first Big Ten Road victory, the Trojans and their treacherous trips have spoken three.

11. Penn State (13-8, 3-7)

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Haven’t won a game played outside the Keystone State since before Thanksgiving.

12. Northwestern (12-8, 3-6)

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Wildcats probably need a large wave down the stretch to extend program record NCAA tournament line to three.

13. Nebraska (12-8, 2-7)

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Begins to wonder if there will be actually corn in the ground before Cornhuskers Wind again.

14. Iowa (13-8, 4-6)

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It’s almost like looking up East Texas A&M – the purchased winner previously known as Texas A&M Commerce – and USC Upstate is not preparing a team for a Big Ten schedule.

15. Indiana (14-7, 5-5)

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When was the last time a Hoosiers coach needed a win on Purdue this desperate?

16. Rutgers (10-10, 3-6)

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Needed Ace Bailey Big Time at Northwestern on Wednesday, and he turned into his third 30-Plus point performance in the last eight games.

17. Minnesota (11-10, 3-7)

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Oregon visited only 10,000 lakes to drown in Dawson Garcia’s 31 points.

18. Washington (10-10, 1-8)

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