Bad losses will always hurt a team.
After losing to Minnesota this past week, the Maryland basketball team dropped to No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. The Terrapins are one of three Big Ten teams in the top 10 along with Michigan State at No. 6 and Iowa at No. 8.
The Hawkeyes were also hurt by a bad loss after being defeated by Penn State last week.
There were two other Big Ten teams in the top 25 with Indiana coming in at No. 18 and Purdue at No. 20.
Among the teams that rose above Maryland were Virginia (No.