The Big Ten has been a dominating basketball conference in recent years, producing on average 6-7 tournament teams per year in the last half decade. This year the story is quite different.
Outside of the top four teams, the conference is appalling. To give an outlook on the situation, here is what the conference standings look like today:
#13 Ohio State 9-0 (18-4 overall) W8
#3 Purdue 9-0 (19-2 overall) W15
#6 Michigan State 6-2 (18-3 overall) W2
#25 Michigan. 6-3 (17-5 overall) W1
Nebraska 6-4 (15-8 overall) L1
Indiana 5-4 (12-9 overall) W1
Maryland 4-5 (15-7 overall) L1
Northwestern 4-5 (13-9 overall) W2
Wisconsin 3-5 (10-11 overall) L1
Penn State 3-5 (13-8 overall) L2
Minnesota 3-7 (14-9 overall) L3
Rutgers 2-7 (12-10 overall) L1
Iowa 2-7 (11-11 overall) W1
Illinois 1-8 (11-11 overall) L6
For the majority of Big Ten teams there isn’t much hope for a birth in March.