The regular season is finished. The Big Ten has co-champions this year and yet somehow that still doesn’t feel right. The Big Ten Tournament starts Wednesday and, depending on how things go, the conference could have as many as nine tournament teams.
All-in-all this was a wild year with loads of good-but-not-great teams littering the conference. Here’s how they stack up heading into the tournament:
Previous Ranking: 1
Hear me out before you write me off. Yes, I’m aware Purdue was not one of the conference co-champions this year. I’m also aware the Boilermakers could have been had they not faltered at the Kohl Center in Wisconsin.