The conference has six ranked teams, five of which are in
the top 13. Both of those numbers are most of any conference in the country.
Illinois and Michigan are still unbeaten with Minnesota,
Indiana and Ohio
State all with one loss and Michigan State
joining Iowa
with two losses.
The Wolverines have the highest ranking (2), but the
Hoosiers were the top team in the country until suffering an overtime loss to Butler last weekend. It
still seems that Indiana
is the best team in the Big Ten, but things should really be up for grabs this
conference season.
There really seems to be about seven or eight teams that
could all contend for the conference title, but the big guns seem to be Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio State, Minnesota and Michigan
State.
Which one is most likely to come out on top?
I said before that I don’t think the Spartans have the
talent and consistency to win the Big Ten this year. They just seem to play to
the level of their competition, and that is a dangerous game when three losses
in conference could take you out of the race.
I think Michigan
has the talent, but they are still young and still have to have some concerns
about defending in the paint. Glenn Robinson III is actually leading the team
in rebounding at 6.5 per game. Jordan Morgan will need more of a presence
inside. He is averaging just 4.8 boards per game right now.
So, who do you see winning the Big Ten this season? I am
sticking with the preseason favorite, Indiana,
because Tom Crean has slowly built the program into a solid team with strong
depth. The Hoosiers can attack inside and out and have a competent coach
leading the way.
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