And Iowa won the conference tournament as a five-seed last season. Every game is going to be competitive, the league is wide open, and we could make an argument for any of the teams mentioned above to win the regular-season or tournament title.Īfter all, Wisconsin ended up as co-regular season champs after being picked to finish eighth in preseason polls. Meanwhile, the conference’s middle tier is a discombobulated mess.īut look on the bright side. Indiana is the consensus preseason favorite after finishing 9-11 in conference play last season. Meanwhile, Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa all were upset in the first weekend as a five seed or better. The league sent nine teams to the tournament last season, and only Michigan made the second weekend. It’s okay to admit the conference is down this season.įi ve All-Americans graduated or left for the draft, a nd the Big Ten can’t shake the postseason disappointment. I am a 99th-percentile Big Ten basketball fan.
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