Big Ten Hoops Power Rankings: December 14

The highlight of Big Ten play this past week was without a doubt Ron Harper Jr.’s half-court heave to send the Scarlet Knights’ fans storming the court Thursday night. The win knocked Purdue out of the realm of the unbeaten. Elsewhere, Ohio State and Michigan State picked up a few nice wins while Michigan’s reality sunk further and further. Let’s examine how the conference stacks up just a few games into conference play.

Previous Ranking: 1

The Boilermakers had finally reached the pinnacle and were the No. 1 team in the country when madness happened. Rutgers stunned Purdue by hitting a half-court buzzer beater to knock it out of the top spot in the country. However, Matt Painter and company…