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On the one hand, it has been a precipitous fall for college basketball's preseason No. 1. Purdue – which tumbled eight spots, to No. 12, after upsets by UCLA and the Illini – will likely slip further down the AP poll next Monday and, more importantly, is positioned a full two games behind the four conference co-leaders.
The Ohio State men's basketball head coaching job was voted seventh-best in the Big Ten in an anonymous poll of the league's coaches.
Michigan gave Nebraska its first blemish, creating four teams with one league loss at the top. The bottom, meanwhile, is dreadful.
Down by as many as 18 points in the first half, Iowa (18-3 overall, 9-1 Big Ten) cut the deficit to 52-49 when Journey Houston scored on a behind-the-back transition feed from Taylor Stremlow at the 5:30 mark of the third period.
The Trojans sufferec a devastating loss to Iowa after taking down Wisconsin, while rival UCLA is stacking wins
Arizona and Miami (Ohio) are the only two unbeaten teams remaining in college basketball after the Cornhuskers lose for first time
A survey of 20 anonymous college coaches ranks Wisconsin basketball in the middle of the Big Ten conference.
Nebraska and Illinois look like the Big Ten's finest, while the Trojans are aiming to solidify themselves as an NCAA Tournament team after a huge win
No. 8 Iowa women’s basketball makes its first trip to USC as Big Ten foes. Follow for live updates from Hawkeyes’ first Los Angeles stop.
Northwestern women’s basketball battled Nebraska on the road, with strong scoring efforts from the team despite a loss.