Happy Sunday!
Yesterday’s turn of events (namely, Minnesota’s beatdown of Michigan) have cleared the path for the #5 Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2, 5-1) to assert themselves atop the Big Ten conference standings alongside the previously undefeated Wolverines.
Standing in their path, most immediately, are the Northwestern Wildcats (6-5, 3-4). The Wildcats, you may remember, were in pole position at the time of their last matchup. Since then, they’ve gone on a four-game losing streak (at Iowa, at Michigan, vs. Illinois, at Ohio State) where each game was decided by 10+ points.
At that time, Northwestern had top 3 conference-only efficiencies on both sides of the floor.