BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS MAKE A BIG RETURN

I have been thinking: what would the conference look like if they started at the normal time?

While it roughly resembles the “Last 12 Games” metric the NCAA Selection Committee decided to shirk, it offers about as much variability as one would expect from eliminating two games.

Only a couple things stick out:

Ohio State and Illinois flip over Minnesota. Kudos to Brad Underwood, who seems to have his guys building towards next year. Or even a super weird conference tournament run?

Indiana. Whoaaaaa, Indiana. I mean, wow. 2-11 is honestly kind of jarring. That is rutger territory. Not even RUTGERS territory, seeing as they are 2.5 games better in my totally fabricated new standings. Holy crap.

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