Howe: Big Ten Hoops Power Rankings 1-28
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WindsorHawk
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Looks about right. But Minnesota ahead of Iowa is almost certainly temporary.
Motigerhawk
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Purdue is a team I cannot figure out. Who did they play in the non-con?
They just get after teams. Maybe they are peaking at the right time.
They just get after teams. Maybe they are peaking at the right time.
RobHowe
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It lost four starters and took a bit for guys to define their roles. And Painter is a good coach.
RobHowe
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I had them flip-flopped before yesterday's game. Minnesota earned it with the head to head win.
Minnesota won at Wisconsin and got beaten up at Illinois. Iowa doesn't have a signature win in the Big Ten but no bad losses. It's close.
ibahawkeye
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Once we get past the Michigan game, the schedule will certainly ease up.
ssckelley
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Winning at Indiana is going to be tough.
WindsorHawk
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They played a killer schedule.
Yep. I agree. But look at what MN has ahead of them after Illinois Wednesday.
@ PUR
WI (will want revenge)
@ MSU
It looks like they hit 6-4 and then quickly go to 6-7. And the road game at NE following the MSU game won't be much fun either...especially if they have lost 3 straight. They end the season home against PUR and @ MD.
WindsorHawk
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I don't think so. They have lost 6 straight. They better win at Rutgers in their next game or it will be 8 straight when we play them. Because they play at MSU between Rutgers and us. It seems like every team struggles after the physical game against MSU. And we will have 6 days to prepare. I think that is a probable Iowa win.
Note - I have Indiana's ceiling as 7 conference wins...and they started 3-0. Ouch!
ssckelley
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A lot of people had the last game against Minnesota as winnable as well. Road games in the Big Ten always make me nervous.
Knight78
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Purdue played and lost to Virginia Tech at home, at Florida State, at Texas and at Notre Dame in their non-conference schedule.
WindsorHawk
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And they lost 4 starters from last year.
Robowe
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WindsorHawk
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I certainly didn't. But it wasn't quite as shocking when I found out the game was played on a neutral court...initially thought the game was played at MD.Who had Illinois beating Maryland on Saturday?
WindsorHawk
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They only played 5 guys and now are down to 4. That's looking more like a win than a loss.
The Big 10 looked like a 10 bid conference 3 weeks ago. Now we look like a 7 bid conference. IN addition to NE I don't think IN or OSU are going to make it. Watching these 3 play and looking at their remaining schedules all look like they will lose at least 11 conference games.
Non B1G watching UNI meltdown to lose to Loyola 61-60. Woof = Jacobsen for the last three minutes, awful basketball.
Indiana looking like they took the F train to Jamaica Queens for some Ganga, instead of showing up at the RAC RU 66- IU 58. Rutgers 3 straight, IU loses its 7th straight.
Indiana looking like they took the F train to Jamaica Queens for some Ganga, instead of showing up at the RAC RU 66- IU 58. Rutgers 3 straight, IU loses its 7th straight.
WindsorHawk
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Is this the Jacobsen that so many said was a far superior coach to Fran? Those posts haven't been popping up so much lately.