The Rutgers men’s basketball team will begin Big Ten play tomorrow night on the road against one of the conference’s elite in Wisconsin. We reviewed how Rutgers did in non-conference play in our latest staff round table here. Now it’s time for a full preview of the Big Ten and how Rutgers is positioned entering conference play.
State Of Big Ten Entering Conference Play
Maryland
Record: 12-1
KenPom Rank: #64
Best Win: #31 Kansas State
Worst Loss: #55 Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Record: 12-1
KenPom Rank: #47
Best Win: #39 Arkansas
Worst Loss: #26 Florida State
Wisconsin
Record: 11-2
KenPom Rank: #10
Best Win: #38 Marquette
Worst Loss: #21 Creighton
Record: 11-2
KenPom Rank: #12
Best Win: #24 Notre Dame
Worst Loss: #8 Louisville
Record: 11-2
KenPom Rank: #46
Best Win: #40 Dayton
Worst Loss: #24 Notre Dame
Record: 11-2
KenPom Rank: #115
Best Win: #198 DePaul
Worst Loss: #49 Seton Hall
Record: 10-2
KenPom Rank: #15
Best Win: #5 North Carolina
Worst Loss: #99 Fort Wayne
Record: 10-3
KenPom Rank: #29
Best Win: #34 SMU
Worst Loss: #35 Virginia Tech
Record: 10-3
KenPom Rank: #41
Best Win: #61 Providence
Worst Loss: #224 Florida Atlantic
Record: 10-3
KenPom Rank: #66
Best Win: #57 NC State
Worst Loss: #124 Wintrop
Record: 8-5
KenPom Rank: #53
Best Win: #23 Wichita State
Worst Loss: #143 Northeastern
Record: 8-5
KenPom Rank: #60
Best Win: #30 Iowa State
Worst Loss: #171 Omaha
Record: 8-5
KenPom Rank: #96
Best Win: #98 St.