Week 6 Big 10 College Basketball Power Rankings
December 16, 2009
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1: Ohio State Buckeyes (6-3 ATS, 7-2 SU) (LW: 1) Life without F Evan Turner is certainly not going to be fun for the Buckeyes. They couldn’t get anything really going offensively against the Bulldogs and were dropped 74-66. There are at least a few easy home games to get things back together, but yikes, could these next two months be dangerous for a team that was supposed to be amongst the elites in the country.
On Deck: Home vs. Presbyterian, Home vs. Delaware State
2: Purdue Boilermakers (5-3-1 ATS, 9-0 SU) (LW: 3) The Boilers rallied from a double-digit deficit in Tuscaloosa to drop the Tide 73-65 on Saturday. They’ll take a much-needed week off from action after sweeping through a horrifying first nine games of the season.
On Deck: Off
3: Northwestern Wildcats (4-2 ATS, 7-1 SU) (LW: 3) The Wildcats made short work out of North Carolina A&T over the weekend, and turn their attention to three more non-conference battles in Evanston before kicking off their Big Ten slate at Illinois to close out 2009.
On Deck: Home vs. North Florida, Home vs. Stanford
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4: Wisconsin Badgers (4-3 ATS, 7-2 SU) (LW: 4) For as bad as an 88-84 OT loss to Wisky-Green Bay might’ve seemed last week, a 72-63 win against Marquette was probably every bit as good. Without a slip here in the near future, the Badgers should be 10-2 going into the start of Big Ten play on New Year’s Eve.
On Deck: Home vs. Cal-Poly
5: Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-4 ATS, 7-3 SU) (LW: 6) The Gophers had a heck of a week, dismantling both St. Joe’s and Morgan State without any difficulty. Is there any excuse not to be 11-3 going into Lafayette on January 5th? Not if HC Tubby Smith’s boys think they’re dancing this year!
On Deck: Home vs. Northern Illinois
6: Indiana Hoosiers (3-5-1 ATS, 4-5 SU) (LW: 
HC Tom Crean has his most notable win as the head man in Hoosiertown. As nine-point pups, IU knocked off traditional powerhouse, Pitt 74-64 on Tuesday night. Though no one is expecting much from the Hoosiers this year in Big Ten play, it’s possible to hope for a 12-15 win season that could really help boost the program as it tries to rebuild.
On Deck: Home vs. UNC-Central
7: Penn State Nittany Lions (3-5-1 ATS, 6-4 SU) (LW: 5) It was a bad week to be a Nittany Lion bettor. PSU lost a heartbreaker to Virginia Tech on Saturday that is going to really sting come tourney time without a good Big Ten season. This offense just needs to be more consistent, as 65.8 points per game won’t cut it in this league.
On Deck: Home vs. Gardner-Webb
8: Illinois Fighting Illini (3-5 ATS, 7-2 SU) (LW: 10) The Illini have bounced back from a poor pair of games in Las Vegas with four victories, and have gone 3-1 ATS in those three games to boot. It’s back on the road this week in this first of two difficult games away from Champaign.
On Deck: Away @ Georgia
And the rest…
9: Michigan State Spartans (3-6 ATS, 8-2 SU) (LW: 9)
10: Iowa Hawkeyes (2-7 ATS, 3-7 SU) (LW: 11)
11: Michigan Wolverines (1-3 ATS, 4-3 SU) (LW: 7)
