BIG TEN PRETTY TOUGH

Watching O$U and Iowa I think Iowa better than #20 in the country. WOW, Big 10 has some damn tough teams in it. My est .
1 MSU
2 Wisc
3 IOwa
4 O$U
5. ILL
6. Mich
7. Minn
8. PSU
9. IU
10 Neb
11. NW
this is my opinion and not gospel the bottom 5 and the top 6 are all pretty close and probably will see some mix, depending how the progress through the season

That win of Iowa's today in Columbus is the best of the young conference season. Most impressive.

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Heard OSU lost. Did not realize it was in C-bus. Very impressive.

You left out Purdue.

1. MSU
2. Iowa
3. Ohio St.
4. Wisconsin
5. Michigan
6. Indiana
7. Illinois
8. Minnesota
9. Purdue
10. Penn St.
11. Northwestern
12. Nebraska

NW over Illinois. Another shocker.

Winning on the road is difficult

Usually true but Wisconsin ( that team you think is very overrated) beat them by almost 30.  They also lost to DePaul at home.  They are not good no matter where they play.

Regardless of whether we think any one team is overrated or not there is no doubt that no wins are going to come easy this year, especially on the road.

I know it's early but this is easily the most balanced I've seen the B1G in the 8 or 9 years that I've been really watching and paying attention.

I admitted I was wrong about Wisconsin on the basketball board I post on. I didn't post to much about them here, but I was definitely wrong about them.

hailtoyourvictor wrote:

I admitted I was wrong about Wisconsin on the basketball board I post on. I didn't post to much about them here, but I was definitely wrong about them.

I still think they're a bit overrated. That is purely based on their schedule to day. I know they beat Iowa and Illinois but those were home games and we all know how tough it is to come out of the Kohl Center with a win. UW's home record under Ryan is 181-18 (.910 win pct).

Can UM come out with a win? Sure. Do I think they will? Probably not. Does that change my opinion that UW is a bit overrated? No. I still think UW will be an early exit in the tourney this year. Of course that could all change after I watch them play their entire B1G schedule.

I think UW is overrated in the sense that they aren't the 2nd best team in the country. I don't think UW is even on of the top 10 teams in the country. They are a lot better than I thought they were going to be, though. Some team, sooner or later, will expose their lack of size. Michigan can play a lineup pg 6'6/6'6/6'6/6'6/6'10. Wisconsin's top 3 guards are all 6'3 or shorter.

I also think UW will be an early round exit.