EAST LANSING -- The best players in the Big Ten play the most minutes. This is a fairly simple notion.
Among the wealth of useful data provided by Kenpom.com is percentage of minutes played by each team, broken down by lineups over the last five games. It's the clearest look at what every team looks like in present terms. It's an algorithm, and not entirely perfect, but it offers a realistic look at which players are playing what minutes and with whom.
Sitting atop the Big Ten, Wisconsin is using its top three lineups (Bronson Koenig, Zak Showalter, Vitto Brown, Nigel Hayes and Ethan Happ, plus alterations including Khalil Iverson or D'Mitrik Trice) for 37.