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Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 2-28-11

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When doing a Big Ten Power rankings this time of year, there's three tiers. You have your top three teams, a force to be reckoned with in national college basketball. Then you have this muddled mix of mediocre blah. Some of it will rise to the cream, and possibly make a run in March because this is kind of a down year nationally. Some of the muddled mass is just blahhhh ughh … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 2-28-11

Big 10 Power Rankings 1-17-11 Edition

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Ohio State takes over the #1 position in both national college basketball polls. Just like they did in college football a couple months ago...then they lost their very next game at Wisconsin. In hoops, they don't visit Madison until February 12th, so maybe they'll be alright for awhile this time. After the Buckeyes, the talent level drops off DRAMATICALLY! as 2-6 are about … [Read more...] about Big 10 Power Rankings 1-17-11 Edition

Big Ten Power Rankings: Start of Conference Season Edition

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Back around Halloween, there was this belief that the Big Ten was the most powerful conference in college basketball. Of course that was before the season started. With the league going just 17-18 versus other power conference teams, while the Big East has gone 24-12 with the same criteria. In other words, this league is rather overrated; and they've suffered some unexpected … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings: Start of Conference Season Edition

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Holiday Party Edition

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When you get into mid-late December, the featured games in college basketball can be less than appealing. We're past the riveting pairings of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and Feast Week Thanksgiving tournaments. However, we still have three weeks until conference season begins. Last Saturday's nationally televised match-ups on Saturday were so dreadfully boring that Indiana … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Holiday Party Edition

Big Ten Power Rankings: Midseason Edition

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On my way home from the "Banks Bowl" (nickname I give to the annual Illinois-Michigan State meeting, because the former is my undergrad, the latter my MBA school) on Saturday night I drove past the town of Climax, MI on I-94. The miles immediately leading into Climax are exciting, but then when you're past Climax, it's all downhill. By the way, wouldn't it be HILARIOUS … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings: Midseason Edition

Big 10 Power Rankings 10-11-10

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Big Ten news of the week? Obviously, the polls deeming Columbus the current capital of college football power. The great American poet Cornell Haynes once posed this existential query: “What does it take to be #1, two is not a winner, and three nobody remembers.” In slightly more recent history, another local wordsmith named Kanye West stated “number one can’t put … [Read more...] about Big 10 Power Rankings 10-11-10

#11 Wisconsin Finally Impresses in 70-3 Thrashing of Austin Peay

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Madison, WI -The #11 Wisconsin Badgers improved to 4-0 with a 70-3 thrashing of the Austin Peay Governors in front of 77,224 at Camp Randall Stadium. Unlike in their three previous games, the Badgers impressed on all fronts this Saturday. To no one 's surprise, the Badgers' running game was downright dominant while accumulating 346 yards. Freshman running back James White … [Read more...] about #11 Wisconsin Finally Impresses in 70-3 Thrashing of Austin Peay