BSD Big Ten Power Rankings

by BSD on Feb 11, 2008 2:22 PM EST in Basketball Comment 1 comment

Yay for backloaded schedules! The games are getting bigger and bigger as the season wears on. This week Purdue put the beatdown on Wisconsin for the second time this year. Indiana barely got by Illinois, and the Illini lost more than just the game. And of course Penn State couldn't capture any momentum from the Michigan State win. Let's look at the BSD Power Rankings.

**The BSD Big Ten Power Rankings of The Big Ten on BSD**
Rank	Team	Previous	Last Week
1	Purdue 19-5 (10-1)	1	W 67-53 PSU W 72-67 @Wisconsin	After a season sweep of the Badgers are there still any doubters?
2	Wisconsin 19-4 (9-2)	2	W – 60-54 @Iowa L – 67-72 Purdue	Both conference losses have come against the Boilermakers.
3	Indiana 20-3 (9-1)	3	W – 83-79 (OT) @Illinois W – 59-53 @OSU	The Hoosiers have looked awfully vulnerable lately.
4	Michigan State 20-3 (8-2)	4	W – 70-55 Northwestern	You can always count on Northwestern to stop the bleeding.
5	Ohio State 16-8 (7-4)	5	W – 65-55 Michigan L – 53-59 Indiana	The Buckeyes are still searching for that first marquee win.
6	Minnesota 15-7 (5-5)	7	W – 72-52 @Northwestern W – 63-50 Iowa	Two wins this week, but neither one of them were that impressive.
7	Iowa 11-14 (4-8)	6	L – 54-60 Wisconsin L – 50-63 @Minnesota	Rough week for the Hawkeyes. Have to drop them after loss to the Gophers.
8	Penn State 11-12 (3-8)	8	L – 53-67 @Purdue L – 63-68 @Michigan	Guess the Michigan State thing was a fluke.
9	Michigan 6-17 (2-9)	10	L – 55-65 @OSU W 68-63 PSU	If they beat Penn State in Happy Valley I’ll move them up.
10	Northwestern 7-14 (0-10)	11	L – 72-92 Minnesota L – 55-70 @MSU	It’s not fair we only get to play the Wildcats once this year.
11	Illinois 10-14 (2-9)	9	L – 79-83 OT Indiana	Way to keep your dignity, Orange. You go to the bottom after the Eric Gordon embarrassment.