There are still nearly two months until Selection Sunday, but Maryland men’s basketball is facing a critical juncture at the end of its January schedule that could be the difference between making and not making this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Four of Maryland’s next five games will be at home — the sole exception a road game at No. 3 Purdue, which looks like the class of the Big Ten and the league’s only true national title contender. The home games are: Michigan (Jan. 19), Wisconsin (Jan. 25), Nebraska (Jan. 28) and Indiana (Jan. 31).
No game in the Big Ten is easy, and any team can beat another on any given night.