It’s that 6’ 6” wing Joe Wieskamp continues to quietly be a conference standout. It’s that sophomore CJ Fredrick was a dead-eye shooter (46.1% from three) as a freshman. 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. The Nittany Lions return on Wednesday night on the road at Ohio State. 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. “That was lacking in the Maryland game," Potter said. (Photo: Joseph Moioria, USA TODAY Sports). 6 Wisconsin, the Gophers take down No. Izaiah Brockington leads the team with 15.1 points per game. Nevertheless, the team from Iowa City, Iowa holds its spot atop the Big Ten throne. While there’s questions around the Terps’ depth and shooting, this team belongs to the returnees: Ayala, Morsell, Aaron Wiggins and Donta Scott. 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. The Terrapins will host No. 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. SI Gambling Insider Frankie Taddeo breaks down how sharp bettors are wagering Sunday’s divisional round matchups, © 2021 ABG-SI LLC. Michigan State opened Big Ten play with three-straight losses for the first time in 19 years. Teams that made the tournament are in bold This page updates multiple times daily. If Iowa can continue to defend at … The Spartans are being led by forward Aaron Henry, who is scoring 13.4 points per game. Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan State lead the way in SI's preview of the 2020-21 Big Ten hoops season. The Big Ten will play 20 conference games for the first time, offering up better matchups for teams on the bubble. 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. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-2, 3-1 Big Ten) The Hawkeyes suffered their first and second losses of the season toward the end of December. 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. 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. Mary Langenfeld, Mike Carter, Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports. Irving has not played since Jan. 5 after sitting out five games due to personal matters. 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. It’s that guards Connor McCaffery and Joe Toussaint now have a wealth of starting experience under their belt. 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. Trayce Jackson-Davis continues to lead the Hoosiers, dropping 22 points and hauling in 15 rebounds vs. the Terrapins. © 2005-2021 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Check out the fifth edition of the rankings below. 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. According to T-Rank, only 19 teams nationally bring back more returning possession minutes than Rutgers—and only four other teams among the Power 5 or Big East. 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. First, Maryland dropped an 84-73 loss at home vs. Michigan. Indiana is counting on some individual leaps to kickstart an offense that was far too streaky a season ago, but with a potential star in the paint and an experienced backcourt, there’s little reason to think this can’t be the year the Hoosiers break through. CBSSports.com's college basketball scoreboard features in-game commentary and player stats. The tough stretch continues for Rutgers on Tuesday night at Michigan State before a rematch with the Ohio State Buckeyes. 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. All will be complete with our analyst's breakdown of each team and a projected order of finish. Michigan State has a big test on Tuesday night when they play host to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Wisconsin (10-3, 4-2) The No. The stacked Big Ten took another ranked victim this week when Maryland upset Wisconsin, 70-64, in Madison on Monday. 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. 23. Check out this week's edition of basketball Power Rankings below, and start listening to SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. 1. Ex-Pitt guard Shamiel Stevenson is also eligible now, and returning starting center Yvan Ouedraogo and JUCO forward Lat Mayen add size inside. That was the biggest thing, just keeping the same energy that we had in the first half.". The Terrapins go 0-2 in the Big Ten over the last week. 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. 25 Ohio State Sunday. Underestimating Izzo-coached teams is always a risky endeavor, and to be fair, that might be happening here. The Badgers were third in SI’s Big Ten summer power rankings, but after (repeatedly) sleeping on it, we’ve bumped them up to No. (A fourth transfer, Abel Porter, recently had to end his career due to a heart condition.) The Cavaliers forward is helping Cleveland businesses hurt by the pandemic by wearing apparel to every game. 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 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. 14) Northwestern Wildcats. Rutgers (5-1, 1-1 B1G) NEWS SCORES POLLS SOCIAL CONFERENCES STATS VIDEOS ODDS. 10 Michigan and No. 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. The Big Ten Conference has firmly established itself as the best conference in college basketball in 2020. Go through the gallery to view The Detroit News Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings for the week starting Jan. 11, compiled by Matt Charboneau. Most recently, it was a 66-58 victory over Purdue that saw 14 points and 10 rebounds from Kofi Cockburn. Big Ten Basketball continues to prove that it is by far the best conference in all of college basketball. Following the season 9 teams participated in post season tournaments. 4 Texas defeats No. Washington Jr. continues to lead the team in scoring with 14.9 per game. 1. Sophomore point guard Boo Buie looks like a future league standout, even if his efficiency numbers left a lot to be desired as a freshman thrown into the fire. Pete Pistone and the rest of the SiriusXM Big Ten Radio team will unveil Power Rankings each week of the college basketball season. Myreon Jones led the Nittany Lions with 20 points while Sam Sessoms scored 17 points off the bench. Pat Chambers’s abrupt resignation one month before the 2020–21 season leaves the Nittany Lions in a tough spot, and not just on the recruiting trail. 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. As of January 5, an astonishing seven Big Ten teams rank inside the AP Top 25 Poll. 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? 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. 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. Luka Garza scored 25 points with Connor McCaffery knocked out early with an ankle injury. Gaurd Marcus Carr continues to lead the team in scoring and assists with 22.1 points per game and 5.9 assists 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. The Wildcats are the worst team in the best conference and any wins the rest of the season would be considered an upset. Even though conference games have just begun, there is … Mark Turgeon didn’t add any true impact pieces on paper, so the effort to replace those two will come via committee. Every Monday, we will be releasing our updated college basketball rankings, with major headlines from the college basketball world. SOS Rank: 1 Overall Recard: 108-55 Non-Conf Record: 67-14 Only games against Division I opponents are counted. 1 … Michigan State has a big test on Tuesday night when they play host to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. 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. They placed 23rd in the preseason AP poll—fifth among Big Ten teams—but rank as low as ninth in various outlets’ Big Ten previews. 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. Guard Teddy Allen continues to lead the team in scoring with 18.2 points per game. 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. 372) on the SiriusXM app now. 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. 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. But The Badgers went immediately from that to a 71-59 victory against No. 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. Reason for ranking: Nebraska has lost its last six games in the Big Ten. 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. 2019 College Basketball Big Ten Conference Standings: Conference RPI rank, conference NET rank, conference and division standings, conference record, games … Sunday vs. Wisconsin was postponed due to health and safety concerns. Ten Big Ten teams are currently projected to make the tournament in Joe Lunardi’s latest bracketology with two more in the first four out, 12 are ranked in the top 50 of the kenpom.com efficiency rankings, 11 appeared in the top 45 of the season’s first NET rankings and six are ranked in Monday’s AP Top 25. There are reasons to believe in the Wolverines, but one big nagging question has them at seventh in our preview: depth. Then there’s this: of Wisconsin’s 10 losses last season, five came before Potter was eligible to suit up, and the 6’ 10” Ohio State transfer quickly showed he’s a difference-maker, with the ability to stretch the floor (45.1% from three on 51 attempts) and control the boards (first in conference play in defensive rebound rate, per KenPom). 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. Trailing for much of the second half, the Hawkeyes win it after forcing a turnover with five seconds left. This is a deeper group than the one that sputtered down the stretch in 2019–20, and that should make a difference. 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. And that means some of the teams near the bottom of the rankings now will have some upward mobility, and vice versa. The Wildcats have another tough test up next, home vs. Illinois on Thursday night. Point guard CJ Walker, wing Duane Washington and forward E.J. It feels a bit unfair to have the Gophers this low, but in a stacked conference, there’s not a ton of separation. Ohio State’s tallest expected contributor is versatile 6’ 8” forward Kyle Young, but despite being a bit undersized, this is an experienced group. Pinterest. 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. The Illini have three-straight wins in Big Ten play. Top–25 College Basketball Rankings Gonzaga (4-0, 0-0) Baylor (5-0, 1-0) Kansas (7-1, 1-0) Iowa (6-1, […] Through a month of play, how does the Big Ten stack up against each other? In the basketball world, the Huskers lost two straight games since last week’s power rankings. Live college basketball scores and postgame recaps. The season began on November 11 and conference play started on December 27.. With a win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue … NCAA BASKETBALL. (Photo: Harrison Barden, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Steven Branscombe, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Justin Casterline, USA TODAY Sports). Facebook. 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. Share this article share tweet text email link Robert Bondy. Nebraska is back in action on Tuesday night at Purdue where they will try for their first Big Ten win of the season. 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. Sometimes, after a season like that, the bottom drops out the next year as stars move on to the NBA or graduate. Joey Hauser listed in Andy Katz's top 5 Big Ten basketball transfers power rankings. There’s a lot to like about this roster—for one thing, there are five seniors who are major rotation pieces (D'Mitrik Trice, Brad Davison, Nate Reuvers, Micah Potter and Aleem Ford), and the Badgers only lost Brevin Pritzl from a group that came a bit out of nowhere to earn the No. They are so far as Michigan remains undefeated and has four conference wins to sit in first place. The Big Ten Conference has firmly established itself as the best conference in college basketball in 2020. A season ago, Michigan made a huge splash early in Juwan Howard’s first season, but the wheels fell off a bit when Isaiah Livers—who was enjoying a breakout and was key to the team’s lineup flexibility—was sidelined by injury. Each week, 247Sports will release an updated version of the Big Ten's power rankings. "I'm sure it was visible from where you guys are, where you watch the game. Junior forward Justin Aherns led the way with 18 points in the blowout. 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. The range of expectations for the Buckeyes seems to be higher than most teams. On Monday night, Maryland lost 63-55 to Indiana. Pete Pistone and the rest of the SiriusXM Big Ten Radio team continue to unveil Power Rankings each week of the college basketball season. Indiana is back in action on Thursday night at No. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Men's Basketball - Big Ten (2020-2021) Conf. It was another tight week in Big Ten basketball as the conference schedule rolled in in early January. 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. While a solid core, it’s hard to see this team making a climb for the Big Ten’s top half unless at least two of those four make a notable leap on offense. Williams and Brandon Newman tied for the team lead in scoring with 14 each. Senior Eli Brooks is another option at the one, but it’ll be an adjustment after spending most of 2019–20 serving as Simpson’s off-ball shooting guard. RPI Rank: 1 Conf. Check out the fifth edition of the rankings below. The Big Ten group of Penn State, Illinois and Rutgers is knocking at the door, however, as is SEC leader LSU. 372) on the SiriusXM app now.. January 14, 2021 2:08 pm. It was not long ago that a two-point win at Rutgers meant very little to Big Ten teams. 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. 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. Izaiah Brockington leads the team with 15.1 points per game. Per T-Rank, they return only 21% of possession minutes, which ranks 338th nationally and last in the Big Ten. Then, on Saturday, the Boilermakers lost to Illinois by a score of 66-58. After undergoing massive roster turnover when Fred Hoiberg took over in 2019, the Cornhuskers are essentially starting clean again for 2020–21. The 2020-21 Big Ten basketball season continues to roll along as the calendar flipped to January. The Boilermakers had two very tough road games over the last week and lost both of them. Harper came into his own last season and could take a step further as a junior, a development that will be critical for a team that was, at times, offense-averse. First, Purdue lost by a score of 81-76 at Rutgers last Tuesday night. 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. Big Ten opponents are scoring 1.035 points per possession against Iowa, which ranks seventh-best in the 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). Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, third in SI’s Big Ten summer power rankings. Sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has All-Big Ten quality, and he’s joined in the frontcourt by Race Thompson and the hard-nosed Joey Brunk. Each week, 247Sports will release an updated version of the Big Ten's power rankings. After a loss at No. 2. 21 Minnesota. Are the Wolverines the best team in the Big Ten? 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. The Buckeyes absolutely dominated Nebraska last Wednesday, winning by a score of 90-54. All Rights Reserved. Nebraska particularly struggled against the Buckeyes, losing by a score of 90-54 on the road in Columbus. Twitter. 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. 14 Scarlet Knights, 77-75, is now the best win on its eventual March Madness resume. Week to week, the Big Ten power rankings are highly volatile due to many upsets within the conference. 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. Picking Michigan State as a dark horse feels like cheating, so let’s turn to a different team in the Mitten State. Tumblr. 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. College basketball rankings: Alabama, Ohio State and UCLA rise in this week's Power 36 No. Northwestern came crashing back down to earth after three straight Big Ten wins over Michigan State, Indiana, and Ohio State. Penn State was coming off a breakout season, but the transition to life without Lamar Stevens and Mike Watkins was already tricky enough even before the late coaching change. But if it wants to achieve all of its goals this season, being 97th nationally on defense again isn’t going to cut it. The two combined for 31.8 ppg, with Cowan—a four-year starter—running the offense, and Smith powering the team’s rebounding effort and interior presence. It’s likely to be another long year–but with more of a light at the end of the tunnel this time. 12 GAMES tomorrow. NEWS SCORES ... rpi rankings ; RANKING … Linkedin. 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. The Spartans are being led by forward Aaron Henry, who is scoring 13.4 points per game. Marcus Fuller's rankings. The Hawkeyes have given up over 75 points in six of their seven games this year, and their Big Ten opponents have averaged just under 83. 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. (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. Through a month of play, how does the Big Ten stack up against each other? Visit ESPN to view the 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Standings In the loss, Rutgers got 13 points each from four different starters and 17 points from Jacob Young. Look for senior Da'Monte Williams to help fill the “glue guy” role vacated by Andres Feliz, especially on defense. Then, on Sunday, Ohio State lost badly to Minnesota, 77-60. Defense has repeatedly been an issue for Iowa teams in recent years, but its offense stands to be so good in 2020–21 that in many games, it will simply be able to overwhelm its opponent. Three other starters scored in double digits while Damonte Williams also logged a double-double. Gone are stalwarts Matt Haarms and Nojel Eastern, but Trevion Williams is back for what could be a big year for the junior center, and he’ll be the clear fulcrum to which the offense runs through. Iowa (11-2, 5-1) The No. Iceland native Thorir Thorbjarnarson—the lone roster holdover from the Tim Miles era—is the team’s leading returning scorer and is poised to take another step forward in his senior year, but the story here is about the newcomers. 8 in the Top 25 And 1, have a two-game lead in the Big Ten … Last updated - … 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. Aaron Wiggins scored 22 points in the loss. "It's always good to see that, particularly in conference games.". There’s never a night off for any Big Ten team this basketball season. 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. 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. The Cornhuskers continue to get beat up in the Big Ten, losing over the last week badly to Ohio State and Michigan State. Trevion Williams led the team with 21 points. ReddIt. 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. Expectations were raised for the Golden Gophers when transfers Liam Robbins (Drake) and Both Gach (Utah) were both granted immediate eligibility, and together, the duo might be one of the most underrated additions nationwide. It’s hard to decide who has been more dominant in men’s college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. Email. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. In the 77-60 victory, Minnesota got a dominant 27 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks from Liam Robbins. 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. BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS. There’s no doubting this team’s credentials on that end. Marcus Carr, guard, MinnesotaAyo Dosunmu, guard, IllinoisLuka Garza, forward, IowaTrevion Williams, forward, PurdueTrayce Jackson-Davis, forward, IndianaSixth Man: Franz Wagner, guard, Michigan. 5 Iowa on Thursday night when they return to the court. 1. Penn State's game on Sunday vs. Wisconsin was postponed due to health and safety concerns. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. “I was pleased to see some balanced scoring on our part," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. Meanwhile, the 6’ 6” Gach is coming off a solid sophomore season at Utah and has the ability to play either lead guard spot, adding another dynamic to the Marcus Carr/Gabe Kalscheur-led backcourt. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. In first place t add any true impact pieces on paper, let..., especially if the former can get closer to Big Ten 's rankings. 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