Since last Tuesday, we’ve seen some thrilling Big Ten basketball around the conference. Notably, Rutgers suffered a terrible loss to Penn State while Northwestern shocked an unexpecting Michigan State. However, in the highlight of the slate, Purdue took down Illinois in double-overtime on Monday afternoon. Let’s examine how these games shake up our rankings this week.
Previous Ranking: 1
I mentioned last week that I was ready to knock the Boilermakers down a notch if they faltered this week. How did Purdue respond to some subpar performances? They demolished Nebraska and beat the second best team in the conference, Illinois, in double-overtime.