Trayce Jackson-Davis continues to lead the Hoosiers, dropping 22 points and hauling in 15 rebounds vs. the Terrapins. Izaiah Brockington leads the team with 15.1 points per game. As of January 5, an astonishing seven Big Ten teams rank inside the AP Top 25 Poll. Big Ten opponents are scoring 1.035 points per possession against Iowa, which ranks seventh-best in the conference. Pitt transfer Trey McGowens leads the bunch (and in a year, he’ll be joined in Lincoln by his brother, 2021 five-star Bryce McGowens), while Teddy Allen (West Virginia/JUCO) and Kobe Webster (Western Illinois) bring promise as well. 5-ranked Hawkeyes remain the biggest threat to the Wolverines for the league title with only one Big Ten loss — at Minnesota. 1. Most recently, it was a 66-58 victory over Purdue that saw 14 points and 10 rebounds from Kofi Cockburn. 14) Northwestern Wildcats. Weekly reminder: these are power rankings, so they aren't projections of where the teams will be, but looks at where they are right now, the teams they've beaten and lost to at this point. 5 Iowa on Thursday night when they return to the court. But The Badgers went immediately from that to a 71-59 victory against No. SI Gambling Insider Frankie Taddeo breaks down how sharp bettors are wagering Sunday’s divisional round matchups, © 2021 ABG-SI LLC. 8 in the Top 25 And 1, have a two-game lead in the Big Ten … As of January 5, an astonishing seven Big Ten teams rank inside the AP Top 25 Poll. 3. Through a month of play, how does the Big Ten stack up against each other? 1 … Pete Pistone and the rest of the SiriusXM Big Ten Radio team will unveil Power Rankings each week of the college basketball season. Luka Garza scored 25 points with Connor McCaffery knocked out early with an ankle injury. An easy pick here, though it should be noted that the last official Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year to also win the conference’s postseason award was Frank Kaminsky back in 2014–15. The Cornhuskers continue to get beat up in the Big Ten, losing over the last week badly to Ohio State and Michigan State. Alabama transfer Galin Smith (yes—Maryland went from a Jalen Smith to a Galin Smith), who played a limited role for the Tide, will also be counted on, as will 6’ 8” forward Jairus Hamilton, who arrives from Boston College. The Scarlet Knights are hoping that kind of continuity will help them build off their best season in years, one that heartbreakingly ended without what was set to be their first trip to the Big Dance in 29 years. The season began on November 11 and conference play started on December 27.. With a win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue … Livers’s decision to return to Ann Arbor, coupled with the expected growth of talented sophomore Franz Wagner, makes for two solid pieces around which the Wolverines can build. Hauser, the former Marquette forward (and younger brother of Sam, who transferred to Virginia), shot 42.5% from three and averaged 9.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in his freshman year back in 2018–19, and he’ll bring that shooting to a Michigan State team in need of it after Cassius Winston's graduation. It was another tight week in Big Ten basketball as the conference schedule rolled in in early January. The Illini don’t boast the offensive prowess of Iowa or the pure seniority of Wisconsin, but make no mistake: this team is capable of winning the Big Ten. Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan State lead the way in SI's preview of the 2020-21 Big Ten hoops season. Garza is coming off a monster breakout season for the Hawkeyes and is set to once again be the fulcrum of one of the nation’s best offenses, so it’s hard to picture him taking too much of a step back. Over the last week, Northwestern lost to Iowa by a score of 87-72 and then lost to Michigan by a score of 85-66. Check out this week's edition of basketball Power Rankings below, and start listening to SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. Big Ten men’s basketball power rankings, Edition VI The Wolverines and Hawkeyes look to be a dominant duo as both are rolling in conference play. Big Ten men's basketball power rankings, 1/12 Chris Basnett Jan 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 Updated Jan 12, 2021 {{featured_button_text}} Michigan's Franz Wagner (21) … Pete Pistone and the rest of the SiriusXM Big Ten Radio team continue to unveil Power Rankings each week of the college basketball season. (Photo: Joseph Moioria, USA TODAY Sports). Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. 4 Texas defeats No. But if it wants to achieve all of its goals this season, being 97th nationally on defense again isn’t going to cut it. Week to week, the Big Ten power rankings are highly volatile due to many upsets within the conference. But Steve Pikiell has built this roster to be more than a one-year flash in the pan, with the likes of Geo Baker, Ron Harper Jr., Myles Johnson and Jacob Young all back. It was not long ago that a two-point win at Rutgers meant very little to Big Ten teams. Mary Langenfeld, Mike Carter, Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports. Penn State had a great chance to move up in the power rankings with a win over Indiana last Wednesday but instead lost in overtime by a score of 87-85. Reason for ranking: Nebraska has lost its last six games in the Big Ten. Look for senior Da'Monte Williams to help fill the “glue guy” role vacated by Andres Feliz, especially on defense. The interior defense will take a hit from not having Watkins manning the paint anymore (instead, 6’ 9” senior John Harrar will get his chance), but the likes of Jones, Jamari Wheeler, Myles Dread, Izaiah Brockington and Seth Lundy can still cause opposing offenses fits. It’s that sophomore CJ Fredrick was a dead-eye shooter (46.1% from three) as a freshman. RPI Rank: 1 Conf. Big Ten Men’s Basketball Power Rankings - Week 8 New, 6 comments Where do the Hawkeyes fall in the latest snapshot of America’s toughest conference? The Boilermakers are an intriguing case for 2020–21. Wisconsin (10-3, 4-2) The No. The 2013–14 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Then, on Saturday, the Boilermakers lost to Illinois by a score of 66-58. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-2, 3-1 Big Ten) The Hawkeyes suffered their first and second losses of the season toward the end of December. ReddIt. It’s not just that Garza is back. Through a month of play, how does the Big Ten stack up against each other? Teams that made the tournament are in bold This page updates multiple times daily. 5 Iowa, both on the road. Mark Turgeon didn’t add any true impact pieces on paper, so the effort to replace those two will come via committee. This is a deeper group than the one that sputtered down the stretch in 2019–20, and that should make a difference. The Conference held its preseason media day on October 13 in Washington, D.C. Picking Michigan State as a dark horse feels like cheating, so let’s turn to a different team in the Mitten State. Indiana is back in action on Thursday night at No. 2020-’21 Week 7 Big Ten Power Rankings - A New Leader Check out BTP's current set of Big Ten power rankings. The Wildcats are going to be mighty young—again—but you can definitely see the outline of a group that will continue to gel and gain invaluable experience before likely making a move away from the conference basement in a year. The Wildcats are the worst team in the best conference and any wins the rest of the season would be considered an upset. Though the Big Ten never got a chance to flex its muscle this past March, make no mistake: 2019–20 was a banner year for the conference. Joey Hauser listed in Andy Katz's top 5 Big Ten basketball transfers power rankings. A shorthanded Rutgers team beat Purdue 81-76, but the Scarlet Knights dropped a hard-fought two-point home loss Saturday against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Boilermakers had two very tough road games over the last week and lost both of them. The Buckeyes absolutely dominated Nebraska last Wednesday, winning by a score of 90-54. The Big Ten group of Penn State, Illinois and Rutgers is knocking at the door, however, as is SEC leader LSU. Facebook. Robbins, a 7-footer, sported the nation’s sixth-highest block rate last season, and could go a long way to making up for the loss of Daniel Oturu in the frontcourt. “That was lacking in the Maryland game," Potter said. 372) on the SiriusXM app now. (A fourth transfer, Abel Porter, recently had to end his career due to a heart condition.) Over the last week, there were some great conference games between Rutgers and Iowa and Penn State vs. Indiana. Gaurd Marcus Carr continues to lead the team in scoring and assists with 22.1 points per game and 5.9 assists per game. Purdue will look to get back on track Tuesday night at home vs. Nebraska. 1 seed in the canceled Big Ten tournament. The stacked Big Ten took another ranked victim this week when Maryland upset Wisconsin, 70-64, in Madison on Monday. "It's always good to see that, particularly in conference games.". "I'm sure it was visible from where you guys are, where you watch the game. The hesitation to put the Hawkeyes first is this: it’s hard to see exactly how their defense—which earlier this year finished 97th nationally and 12th in the Big Ten in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency—is going to suddenly and significantly improve with largely the same cast. Ohio State’s tallest expected contributor is versatile 6’ 8” forward Kyle Young, but despite being a bit undersized, this is an experienced group. Mike Goodpaster - January 28, 2020. 8. The Spartans are being led by forward Aaron Henry, who is scoring 13.4 points per game. We discussed Michigan’s main strengths above when calling the Wolverines a dark horse, but there are a couple reasons to temper expectations. After undergoing massive roster turnover when Fred Hoiberg took over in 2019, the Cornhuskers are essentially starting clean again for 2020–21. Potter did it in 17.5 minutes per game, and while the Badgers added a five-man recruiting class led by forward Ben Carlson, their most direct path to improvement may be from Potter simply playing a larger role. Tumblr. Free throw shooting continues to plague the Scarlet Knights, who shot 4-12 from the line vs. Iowa. There’s no doubting this team’s credentials on that end. The returns of Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn ensured Illinois would enter 2020–21 with more hype than it's had in a long time, and a tantalizing matchup with Duke at Cameron Indoor on Dec. 8 is circled on fans’ calendars. Izaiah Brockington leads the team with 15.1 points per game. The Spartans were one of the big winners of the transfer cycle back in spring 2019, but it’s taken until now to reap that reward. By Thomas Beindit @tbeindit Jan 11, 2021, 7:41am CST 1. In their first three years under Archie Miller, the Hoosiers have been a program for which the parts haven’t quite seemed to mesh (thanks, partly, to injuries); this could be the season that changes. The graduation of the ball-screen dominant Zavier Simpson and transfer of David DeJulius left the roster thin at point guard, and while Smith, the Columbia transfer, impressed in the Ivy League, mid-major grad transfers can be a bit of a wild card. Michigan State has a big test on Tuesday night when they play host to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The strength of this team lies in the backcourt, where a lot of offensive responsibility will fall on junior Myreon Jones, who blossomed into a lead guard last season. With a couple of big losses, as well as big wins this week, the Big Ten accounts for a lot of movement in this week’s rankings. The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. Northwestern came crashing back down to earth after three straight Big Ten wins over Michigan State, Indiana, and Ohio State. Here is the Big Ten basketball hierarchy as it stands with at least 15 games remaining for each team. Email. Normally a team that loses just two starters doesn’t tumble all the way down to 11th after a co-conference championship, but in the Terrapins’ case, those starters were Anthony Cowan Jr. and Jalen Smith. The Nets have a new Big 3 with Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving, but do they have enough to dethrone the Lakers? Some call the divisional round the NFL’s best weekend of the year, and this year’s four games are full of superstar QBs and intriguing matchups. If Iowa can continue to defend at … 10 Michigan and No. After a loss at No. 1. Indiana gets a bump up one spot from last week's power rankings after an overtime win vs. Penn State and a 63-55 win over Maryland on Monday night. 2. The Nittany Lions return on Wednesday night on the road at Ohio State. The development of four-star freshmen Jaden Ivey and Ethan Moten is also something to monitor. 8 Wisconsin. Michigan (10-0, 5-0): The Wolverines proved they're the currently the team to beat after remaining undefeated with … But Iowa’s survival against the No. Regardless, either will have big shoes to fill in replacing a player who was fifth nationally in assist rate. Each week, 247Sports will release an updated version of the Big Ten's power rankings. And if opponents try to shut down Garza (tough enough on its own, given he can score both in the paint and on the perimeter), there are plenty of weapons around him to make defenses pay. (Photo: Harrison Barden, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Steven Branscombe, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Justin Casterline, USA TODAY Sports). NCAA BASKETBALL. Check out the fifth edition of the rankings below. It’s likely to be another long year–but with more of a light at the end of the tunnel this time. January 14, 2021 2:08 pm. Rutgers (5-1, 1-1 B1G) Incoming three-star guard Ty Berry and center Matt Nicholson will add depth to a group that only lost one starter: lacrosse star turned college basketball player Pat Spencer. Micah Potter logged a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards against the Gophers and credits a higher energy level. Forward Miller Kopp continues to lead the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game and is shooting 54.3% from three-point range. In the 77-60 victory, Minnesota got a dominant 27 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks from Liam Robbins. And it’s that Jordan Bohannon, once one of the conference’s best shooters before a hip injury limited him to 10 games in 2019–20, is, in essence, being added to an offense that was already elite. Nebraska is back in action on Tuesday night at Purdue where they will try for their first Big Ten win of the season. Liddell are all critical returning pieces, but ultimately, this team’s ceiling may hinge on whether Sueing and Towns live up to expectations, particularly on the offensive end. Beyond the crowded nature of the conference, a big part of that variance might be due to the uncertainty around replacing star big man Kaleb Wesson and the transfers that saw D.J. The Big Ten Conference has firmly established itself as the best conference in college basketball in 2020. Michigan State has a big test on Tuesday night when they play host to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. All will be complete with our analyst's breakdown of each team and a projected order of finish. Irving has not played since Jan. 5 after sitting out five games due to personal matters. The tough stretch continues for Rutgers on Tuesday night at Michigan State before a rematch with the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Spartans are being led by forward Aaron Henry, who is scoring 13.4 points per game. Check out this year’s first edition of basketball Power Rankings below, and start listening to SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. Visit ESPN to view the 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Standings The 6’ 9” Hauser will also bring some stability to the Spartans’ frontcourt, and the fact that he sat out for a season means he’s had a year to get up to speed on Tom Izzo’s system. The transfer of the uber-efficient Alan Griffin was significant to a team that too often struggled to shoot the rock last season, but Brad Underwood is hoping incoming top-40 recruit Adam Miller will soften that blow. 25 Ohio State Sunday. 14 Scarlet Knights, 77-75, is now the best win on its eventual March Madness resume. Perhaps the biggest question is what exactly to expect out of Joshua Langford, a former 15.0 ppg scorer before foot issues kept him off the court for the last season-and-a-half. Half a game ahead of Illinois in the standings, Michigan picked up its first ranked victory of the season Sunday in an 85-66 rout of the Northwestern Wildcats. Williams and Brandon Newman tied for the team lead in scoring with 14 each. At point, some combination of junior Eric Ayala, senior Darryl Morsell and freshman Aquan Smart will have to get the job done, and in the frontcourt, a lot depends on the health and ability of 7’ 2” Chol Marial. Washington Jr. continues to lead the team in scoring with 14.9 per game. The senior big man has been an efficient player his whole career but managed to keep it up while carrying a huge offensive load as a junior. Trevion Williams led the team with 21 points. Penn State's game on Sunday vs. Wisconsin was postponed due to health and safety concerns. (Photo: © Nikos Frazier / Journal & Courier via Imagn Content Services, LLC), (Photo: Paul Rutherford, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Joseph Maiorana, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, USA TODAY Sports), The Spartans stopped the bleeding Saturday with an 84-77 loss at Nebraska, but take another hard fall in the AP poll, now ranked No. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. © 2005-2021 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. It feels a bit unfair to have the Gophers this low, but in a stacked conference, there’s not a ton of separation. First, Purdue lost by a score of 81-76 at Rutgers last Tuesday night. Myreon Jones led the Nittany Lions with 20 points while Sam Sessoms scored 17 points off the bench. Rutgers plays a physical, crash-the-boards style of defense that gives opponents fits (one that should suit 6’ 10” freshman center Cliff Omoruyi), but to become more than just a solid team in the middle of a stacked Big Ten, it needs more consistency on the other end. The 2020-21 Big Ten basketball season continues to roll along as the calendar flipped to January. Junior 6’ 7” wing Miller Kopp, who can score inside and out, is the offensive leader of the bunch, while sophomore Ryan Young and junior Pete Nance make up the rest of the key core. Fellow juniors Sasha Stefanovic, Eric Hunter and Aaron Wheeler will be key to the Boilermakers’ hopes, and the group will need to stabilize what was a wildly up-and-down team a season ago. The Big Ten will play 20 conference games for the first time, offering up better matchups for teams on the bubble. Twitter. They are so far as Michigan remains undefeated and has four conference wins to sit in first place. We've done the ACC, Big 12 and Big East, and the Pac-12 and SEC are still to follow. Three other starters scored in double digits while Damonte Williams also logged a double-double. “I was pleased to see some balanced scoring on our part," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. The addition of Hauser combined with the natural progressions of Aaron Henry, Rocket Watts, Gabe Brown and Marcus Bingham should keep Michigan State in the thick of the Big Ten race, though it remains to be seen how this team will adapt to life without a program legend like Winston. The Cavaliers forward is helping Cleveland businesses hurt by the pandemic by wearing apparel to every game. Marcus Fuller's rankings. Share this article share tweet text email link Robert Bondy. It’s hard to decide who has been more dominant in men’s college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. Last year’s Purdue team was Matt Painter’s worst shooting group in several years, and the path toward a top-half finish in the Big Ten starts with improving on the offensive end (Wheeler, in particular, could change this team’s outlook with a bounce-back year). Big Ten Basketball: Power Rankings | January 8, 2021 Another grueling week in the Big Ten as teams within the conference continue to try and sort themselves out. Wisconsin feels like it has the highest floor in the conference, and in a season that could be as unpredictable as one taking place during a global pandemic, that doesn’t count for nothing. Iowa (11-2, 5-1) The No. The league was extremely deep (only Nebraska and Northwestern never got the chance to realistically dream of an NCAA tournament bid) and boasted multiple contenders who had their eyes on the Final Four. Nebraska played at a breakneck pace but was a dreadful offensive team last season, and Hoiberg has to hope his new pieces can at least pick up some of the shooting slack (including at the free throw line, where the Huskers ranked 351st nationally). Each week, 247Sports will release an updated version of the Big Ten's power rankings. Check out the fifth edition of the rankings below. The 2016–17 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. First, Maryland dropped an 84-73 loss at home vs. Michigan. It’s that 6’ 6” wing Joe Wieskamp continues to quietly be a conference standout. The Spartans represent the end of the conference’s preseason “top tier,” because despite the loss of talents as big as Winston and Xavier Tillman, this is a promising roster. In the coming week, the Golden Gophers will face off against No. Don’t expect that to be the case in the Big Ten in 2020–21; in fact, the conference is potentially poised to be just as good, with 11 or 12 teams that can enter the season with tournament hopes if things break right. UFC president Dana White discusses the upcoming fight cards, plus the future of Jon Jones, Amanda Nunes and more. The other main question is up front, where Jon Teske’s graduation puts a lot of pressure on the likes of 7' 2" freshman center Hunter Dickinson and fifth-year senior Austin Davis. Up-to-date NCAA BK Big Ten Standings on MSN Sports. How much transfer additions Chaundee Brown (Wake Forest) and Mike Smith (Columbia) and the Big Ten’s top-ranked recruiting class bring to the table will go a long way toward determining whether Michigan can truly make a play at the conference title or simply get lost in a sea of capable teams. Every Monday, we will be releasing our updated college basketball rankings, with major headlines from the college basketball world. Marcus Carr, guard, MinnesotaAyo Dosunmu, guard, IllinoisLuka Garza, forward, IowaTrevion Williams, forward, PurdueTrayce Jackson-Davis, forward, IndianaSixth Man: Franz Wagner, guard, Michigan. Trailing for much of the second half, the Hawkeyes win it after forcing a turnover with five seconds left. 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