The last seven days presented a few Big Ten basketball teams with opportunities to improve their resumes as the NCAA men's basketball tournament conversation heats up.
At the start of last week, the top four teams in the conference were known quantities, but the quintet below them still had plenty of things to prove in order to answer some lingering questions.
The Purdue Boilermakers and Michigan Wolverines left us up in the air about how they would fare in March, while the Wisconsin Badgers continued to creep up the race for the 68 positions in March Madness.