It has been an interesting couple of weeks to start Big Ten basketball as Ohio State is off to a fast start, there have been other surprising teams, disappointing losses and huge wins. Put all of this together and you get the week 2 Big Ten basketball power rankings.
- Michigan (5-0)
 - Iowa (4-0)
 - Michigan State (3-1)
 - Ohio State (4-0)
 - Purdue (4-1)
 - Maryland (5-0)
 - Wisconsin (3-0)
 - Minnesota (3-0)
 - Nebraska (3-0)
 - Northwestern (3-0)
 - Indiana (3-1)
 - Illinois (1-1)
 - Rutgers (2-1)
 - Penn State (2-1)
 
There were plenty of great performances by conference teams during the first two weeks of the season.