League play is a quarter of the way over and the middle of the conference is a glut of teams with legitimate NCAA tournament aspirations. Through Sunday’s games, the Big Ten has 12 teams ranked in the top 38 of the KenPom ratings and could shatter last season’s mark of eight tournament bids.
The power rankings will run each Monday throughout the remainder of the regular season.
14. Northwestern (1-4, .915 PPP, .995 PPP allowed)
Northwestern snapped a five-game losing streak and recorded its first league victory of the season by defeating Nebraska 62-57 at Welsh Ryan Arena on Saturday.