The real race begins at 3pm today. That is when Northwestern goes to the Bryce Jordan Mausoleum to start off Big Ten Basketball’s conference play. If you believe in the RPI, only four teams are currently in the top 50. According to KenPom there are 7 top 50 teams and three in the top 15. As always, there are no easy nights in this conference. The contenders need to get off to a good start and those that want to make the NCAA Tournament can’t stumble. With that in mind, let’s do a Power Rankings with tiers again.
Conference Title Contenders
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