The Big Ten has placed six teams in the Sweet 16, one short of the all-time record. On the surface, it looks like a statement of power. A conference finally breaking through after years of disappointment.
But numbers don’t tell the whole story.
Because when you look closer, this isn’t dominance. It’s distribution.
QUANTITY VS QUALITY
Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Michigan State, Nebraska and Iowa all advanced. That matters for perception, recruiting, and conference prestige…