Northwestern’s season has gone through the transition from good to bad to oh have mercy this is horrendous in quite rapid fashion. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of great basketball being played in the Big Ten with Selection Sunday just one month away. Here’s how things stand in the nation’s best conference.

1. Ohio State (16-4, 10-4 B1G)

Last week’s ranking: 4

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The veteran Buckeyes are heating up at the right time. As evidenced by back-to-back, come-from-behind wins against Maryland and Iowa this week, OSU has a major edge when it comes to experience.