coolhandgopher
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With Illinois´beatdown of Mizzou last night, I think it would be reasonable to expect them to debut in the Top 25 next week and even if Ohio State gets beat by West Virginia, I would think they´d still remain in the Top 25. It looks like there could be 6 of the 11 Big Ten teams ranked next week. That Wisconsin is not one of them makes it all the sweeter.
I expect those numbers to diminish as we get into the season-except for Indiana and maybe Iowa, I don´t see any cakewalks when playing anyone else on the schedule and I anticipate teams to protect their home courts very well, which will lead to less presence in the Top 25. Even though that may be the case, it seems that the Big Ten has a great shot at 6 teams in the tourney, maybe 7, and an outside shot at 8 if Penn State and/or Northwestern defend their home courts well.
I expect those numbers to diminish as we get into the season-except for Indiana and maybe Iowa, I don´t see any cakewalks when playing anyone else on the schedule and I anticipate teams to protect their home courts very well, which will lead to less presence in the Top 25. Even though that may be the case, it seems that the Big Ten has a great shot at 6 teams in the tourney, maybe 7, and an outside shot at 8 if Penn State and/or Northwestern defend their home courts well.