Big Ten College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 16
By Connor Muldowney
@Connormuldowney
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Big Ten Power Rankings: Week 16
The conference's battle for the No. 2 spot is heating up as the season in winding down. I say No. 2 instead of No. 1 because the Wisconsin Badgers have basically mastered the art of domination of the Big Ten.
Let's take a look at the week 16 power rankings for the Big Ten.
14. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-18, 2-13); Last week: 14
14. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-18, 2-13); Last week: 14
13. Penn State Nittany Lions (15-13, 3-12); Last week: 12
13. Penn State Nittany Lions (15-13, 3-12); Last week: 12
12. Northwestern Wildcats (13-14, 4-10); Last week: 13
12. Northwestern Wildcats (13-14, 4-10); Last week: 13
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-14, 5-10); Last week: 11
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-14, 5-10); Last week: 11
10. Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-12, 5-10); Last week: 9
10. Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-12, 5-10); Last week: 9
9. Michigan Wolverines (14-13, 7-8); Last week: 10
9. Michigan Wolverines (14-13, 7-8); Last week: 10
8. Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 7-7); Last week: 7
8. Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 7-7); Last week: 7
7. Indiana Hoosiers (19-9, 9-6); Last week: 6
7. Indiana Hoosiers (19-9, 9-6); Last week: 6
6. Iowa Hawkeyes (17-10, 8-6); Last week: 8
6. Iowa Hawkeyes (17-10, 8-6); Last week: 8
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (19-8, 8-6); Last week: 5
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (19-8, 8-6); Last week: 5
4. Purdue Boilermakers (18-9, 10-4); Last week: 3
4. Purdue Boilermakers (18-9, 10-4); Last week: 3
3. Michigan State Spartans (19-8, 10-4); Last week: 4
3. Michigan State Spartans (19-8, 10-4); Last week: 4
2. Maryland Terrapins (22-5, 10-4); Last week: 2
2. Maryland Terrapins (22-5, 10-4); Last week: 2
1. Wisconsin Badgers (25-2, 13-1); Last week: 1
1. Wisconsin Badgers (25-2, 13-1); Last week: 1
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