For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids (noted in the bracket with italics), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections. Automatic bids…
1. Michigan State (13-0). Last week: 1 2. Oklahoma (11-0). Last week: 2 3. Maryland (11-1). Last week: 3 4. Kansas (10-1). Last week: 4 5. Xavier (12-0). Last week: 5 6. Virginia (10-1). Last week: 6 7. Arizona (12-1). Last week: 7 8. Miami Fla. (10-1). Last week: 8 9. North…
Maryland is the hands-down favorite in the Big Ten despite this being only its second year in the league. But this is also as deep as the Big Ten has been, with 10 teams having legitimate NCAA Tournament hopes. Here is a look at how…
Five-star recruit Caleb Swanigan tweeted Friday that he has committed to Michigan State. Earlier reports said Swanigan was leaning toward California, so the decision came as a shock to just about everyone. The Michigan State staff was as surprised as anyone that Caleb Swanigan chose the…
Updated May 7, 3:15 p.m. Although the Big Ten partially redeemed a down-year by having two teams advance to the Final Four, the league’s national title drought reached 15 years with Wisconsin losing to Duke in Monday night’s championship game. While the Big Ten likely won’t…
Despite a big down-year, the Big Ten still got 7 teams into the NCAA Tournament. Although several of those teams were on the bubble, none of them had to compete in the First Four in Dayton and instead went straight to the second round, or…
There will be a lot on the line this week at the Big Ten Tournament. For some teams who are locks for the NCAA Tournament, these final games are an opportunity to improve seeding. Others sit square on the bubble. Meanwhile, the bottom-feeders will try to…
The Big Ten season is well past its halfway point with March quickly approaching. Here is an early look at how conference awards are shaping up. All-Big Ten Team Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Ferrell is the driving force in Indiana’s high-powered offense, ranked the fifth-most efficient…
It was a thrilling weekend in the Big Ten, to say the least. Three games were decided by five points or fewer, including a monumental upset, and one more went to overtime. The other two matchups had two-possession margins in the final five minutes. Here…
1. Kentucky (15-0, 2-0 SEC). Last week: 1 After no one came within eight points of Kentucky in non-conference play, Ole Miss and Texas A&M took the Wildcats’ to overtime in their first two SEC games. But Kentucky survived both matchups to remain unbeaten. 2.…
