Updated efficiency margin after tonight's games:
- Couple bad offensive games tonight (or good defensive games, you decide!), slowed the offensive pace a bit
- Illinois win ties them for 2nd in the B1G with ... *checks notes* ... Minnesota and Northwestern
- Michigan State and Michigan now tied for last in the B1G (though I think MSU is a better team than that and their schedule gets easier here fast)
Weekly B1G Power Rankings:
1. Purdue - Still probably the best team in college basketball, but boy did they take that game off on Tuesday, at lest defensively.
2. Illinois - Hey, they split the two games, one they were down big all game and scrambled back at the end, the other they led effectively 90% of the game and held them off at the end.
3. Wisconsin - Two impressive road wins and a favorable schedule puts them in the driver's seat for the B1G title at this point. Top 3 close enough you could practically call them 1A/1B/1C. Then a massive gap to...
4. Nebraska - Hard to argue anyone else at this point. Two double digit wins in the last 3 and made Purdue look almost ordinary.
5. Michigan State - Yes, they're tied for last by record, but this is still a dangerous team that probably would have beaten almost anyone else tonight with their effort and allowed bully ball.
6. Ohio State - Still lurking around for a middling NCAA tournament seed. Would have been in a great spot if they had held on against Wisconsin.
7. Northwestern - Big win over MSU, made them look bad. Almost like MSU was overlooking them early this week with another game on their minds.
8. Minnesota - By talent they have no business being here. However, everyone else has been terrible so here they are.
9. Indiana - I guess they're here. Their offense is miserable, but their defense is good.
10. Iowa - They've got to be a better team than they've shown thus far, but at least they won a game.
11. Rutgers - Like Indiana, but even worse offensively.
12. Maryland - Two wins already! I really hope Illinois beats them handily this weekend. They owe them a few.
13. Penn State - Also two wins already! Probably the least talented team in the league, but beat Michigan and Ohio State already and lost to Maryland in OT.
14. Michigan - Last in the league, lost to Maryland and PSU already, wait until they play tough games.