Gopher07
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My rankings, week 3:
1. Indiana - Takes over the top spot after looking impressive in home win over Minnesota, while Michigan dropped their toughest test to date.
2. Michigan - Still close to Indiana after the close loss at Ohio State. Big "gut check" coming in Minneapolis on Thursday.
3. Minnesota - Blasted the likely overrated Illini on their home floor and showed moxie clawing back into their game in Bloomington.
4. Ohio State - Deshaun Thomas needs to keep rolling; they have the talent to compete but can't afford mental lapses (like we saw against Illinois).
5. Michigan State - Good for them to get the road win against a desperate Iowa team. We probably won't know how good this team is until they host Ohio State this weekend.
6. Wisconsin - Keeps looking more and more impressive as the season goes along. What once looked difficult - making the tournament - looks within reach for Bo's Badgers.
7. Illinois - Holy crap.
8. Iowa - Have had the toughest opening schedule of anyone in the league. Expect things may start to turn around in Iowa City in coming weeks.
9. Purdue - Right behind Iowa - and might be better - but haven't had the benefit of schedule yet. They could also start to gel and turn into a better-than-expected team in the coming weeks.
10. Nebraska - Thankfully they play Penn State twice this year or else they might not get a conference win.
11. Northwestern - Beat Penn State, lost by 20 at home to Iowa. This is not going to be a good year for Carmody.
12. Penn State - This is not basketball. This is painful.
Conference games of the week:
1/15: Wisconsin @ #2 Indiana: Badgers are starting to get into form but the toughest possible test awaits. Expect Indiana will win going away, but won't be surprised if it's closer than the experts think.
1/17: #5 Michigan @ #9 Minnesota: Both teams are looking to bounce back from road losses over the weekend, but Minnesota gets the advantage of playing at home in this one. Loser pushed to the brink in terms of conference-title contention.
1/19: #11 Ohio State @ #18 Michigan State: Tough road test for the suddenly-dangerous Buckeyes while the Spartans look to keep pushing toward the top of the standings.
Wisconsin @ Iowa: Iowa needs this one to avoid slipping into the abyss; Wisconsin needs it to stay on track for an NCAA bid.
1. Indiana - Takes over the top spot after looking impressive in home win over Minnesota, while Michigan dropped their toughest test to date.
2. Michigan - Still close to Indiana after the close loss at Ohio State. Big "gut check" coming in Minneapolis on Thursday.
3. Minnesota - Blasted the likely overrated Illini on their home floor and showed moxie clawing back into their game in Bloomington.
4. Ohio State - Deshaun Thomas needs to keep rolling; they have the talent to compete but can't afford mental lapses (like we saw against Illinois).
5. Michigan State - Good for them to get the road win against a desperate Iowa team. We probably won't know how good this team is until they host Ohio State this weekend.
6. Wisconsin - Keeps looking more and more impressive as the season goes along. What once looked difficult - making the tournament - looks within reach for Bo's Badgers.
7. Illinois - Holy crap.
8. Iowa - Have had the toughest opening schedule of anyone in the league. Expect things may start to turn around in Iowa City in coming weeks.
9. Purdue - Right behind Iowa - and might be better - but haven't had the benefit of schedule yet. They could also start to gel and turn into a better-than-expected team in the coming weeks.
10. Nebraska - Thankfully they play Penn State twice this year or else they might not get a conference win.
11. Northwestern - Beat Penn State, lost by 20 at home to Iowa. This is not going to be a good year for Carmody.
12. Penn State - This is not basketball. This is painful.
Conference games of the week:
1/15: Wisconsin @ #2 Indiana: Badgers are starting to get into form but the toughest possible test awaits. Expect Indiana will win going away, but won't be surprised if it's closer than the experts think.
1/17: #5 Michigan @ #9 Minnesota: Both teams are looking to bounce back from road losses over the weekend, but Minnesota gets the advantage of playing at home in this one. Loser pushed to the brink in terms of conference-title contention.
1/19: #11 Ohio State @ #18 Michigan State: Tough road test for the suddenly-dangerous Buckeyes while the Spartans look to keep pushing toward the top of the standings.
Wisconsin @ Iowa: Iowa needs this one to avoid slipping into the abyss; Wisconsin needs it to stay on track for an NCAA bid.
