It was an up-and-down week in the Big Ten, highlighted by impressive neutral-court showings from No. 1 Purdue, No. 17 Michigan State and Nebraska but lackluster performances from the bottom three of the conference (Minnesota, Rutgers and Penn State).
Next up for the conference will be four teams (Maryland, Michigan, Oregon and Rutgers) participating in the Players Era Festival, as well as squads playing in other multiple-team events (MTEs). This upcoming week will be an important one to look back on by the end of the season, which means it’s now time to talk about where all these teams stand heading into the most action-packed week of the season so far.
Purdue – No. 1 Seed (No. 1 overall)…