Big Ten Basketball Standing Update before the last month of the plan

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Five teams have emerged as Tier 1-Forders to win the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25.

The conference leader is Purdue, who has 11 wins in his last 12 games, including 10 of 11 in conference games. Review Metrics matches Purdue’s top invoicing: Boilermakers is No. 7 in Kenpom, six spots free of the nearest Big Ten competitor.

Behind Purdue is Michigan and Michigan State. Wolverines are 10-2 in conference games after five wins in six matches (the loss was a 91-64 setback on Purdue). The Spartans in the meantime held the top location of the conference until a recent West Coast Road Trip on which they lost consecutive matches to UCLA and USC. Saturday’s home win over Oregon was a much needed result to stop the team’s slide. Both Michigan schools are 1/2 match behind Purdue.

The last two challengers are UCLA and Wisconsin; Each is 9-4 at conference. The badger may be the team to look at. They are up to No. 13 in Kenpom after a strong road victory over Iowa. The team’s top-end offensive efficiency (Kenpom # 9) is complemented by an improved defense (No. 37). As the weeks go by, Wisconsin is more and more a challenger to win the conference.

Four weeks of games still separate us from the Big Ten, which crowns a master of the season. Before significant upcoming games, including Wisconsin in Purdue (February 15), the race decides, here’s an updated look at the conference position (from February 9):

Big Ten Basketball -Positions into the last month

  1. Purdue Boilermakers: 11-2 (19-5 overall)
  2. Michigan State Spartans: 10-2 (19-4 overall), 1/2 match behind
  3. (bind) Michigan Wolverines: 10-2 (18-5 overall), 1/2 match behind
  4. UCLA Bruins: 9-4 (18-6 overall), 2 games at the back
  5. (Slips) Wisconsin Badgers: 9-4 (19-5 overall), 2 matches at the back
  6. Maryland Terrapins: 7-5 (17-6 overall), 3 1/2 matches at the back
  7. Illinois Fighting Illini: 8-6 (16-8 overall), 3 1/2 games at the back
  8. Ohio State Buckeyes: 6-6 (14-9 overall), 4 1/2 matches at the back
  9. USC Trojans: 5-7 (13-10 overall), 5 1/2 games at the back
  10. (Slips) Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 5-7 (12-11 overall), 5 1/2 games at the back
  11. (bind) Nebraska Cornhuskers: 5-7 (15-8 overall), 5 1/2 matches at the back
  12. Oregon Ducks: 5-8 (16-8 overall), 6 games at the back
  13. (Slips) Indiana Hoosiers: 5-8 (14-10 Overall), 6 matches at the back
  14. Iowa Hawkeyes: 4-8 (13-10 overall), 6 1/2 matches at the back
  15. Northwestern Wildcats: 4-9 (13-11 overall), 7 games at the back
  16. (Slips) Minnesota Golden Gophers: 4-9 (12-12 overall), 7 games at the back
  17. Washington Huskies: 3-9 (12-11 overall), 7 1/2 matches at the back
  18. Penn State Nittany Lions: 3-10 (13-11 overall), 8 games at the back

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