Here is a look at the Big Ten teams likely to make the NCAA tournament in these power rankings for February.
Overall Record: 13-8 Big Ten Record: 3-7
Rankings in various metric-based sites: Net: #55 KenPom: #48 Barttorvik: #44 BPI: #49
Important victories this season: @ Creighton (74-63), Indiana (85-68), Murray State (66-49), and Oregon State (78-66) in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, UCLA (66-58), and Illinois (80-74).
Significant defeats this season: Saint Mary’s (74-77), @ Michigan State (52-89), @ Iowa (87-97), Rutgers (82-85), @ Maryland (66-69), and USC (73-78)
Overall Record: 13-9 Big Ten Record: 5-6
Rankings in various metric-based sites: Net: #26 KenPom: #25 Barttorvik: #35 BPI: #29
Important victories this season: Texas (80-72) in the Hall of Fame Series—Las Vegas, Rutgers (80-66), Kentucky (85-65) in the CBS Sports Classic, @ Minnesota (89-88), @ Purdue (73-70), Iowa (82-65), and @ Penn State (83-64). Significant defeats this season: @ Texas A&M (64-78), Pittsburgh (90-91), @ Maryland (59-83), Auburn (53-91), Michigan State (62-69), Oregon (71-73), @ Wisconsin (68-70), and Indiana (76-77).
Overall Record: 15-7 Big Ten Record: 7-5
Rankings in various metric-based sites: Net: #13 KenPom: #15 Barttorvik: #7 BPI: #10
Important victories this season: Arkansas (80-72) in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase, Wisconsin (86-80), Missouri (80-77), @ Oregon (109-77), @ Washington (81-77), Penn State (91-52), @ Indiana (94-69), Northwestern (83-74), and Ohio State (87-79).
Significant defeats this season: @ Alabama (87-100), @ Northwestern (66-70), Tennessee (64-66), USC (72-82), @ Michigan State (78-80), Maryland (70-91), and @ Nebraska (74-80).
Overall Record: 16-5 Big Ten Record: 5-5 Rankings in various metric-based sites: Net: #33, KenPom: #38, Barttorvik: #39, and BPI: #36
Important victories this season: @ Oregon State (78-75), Texas A&M (80-70), Alabama (83-81), @ USC (68-60), San Diego State (78-68) in the Players Era Festival-Power Tournament, Stanford (76-61), Maryland (83-79), @ Ohio State (73-71), @ Penn State (82-81), and Washington (82-71).
Significant defeats this season: UCLA (71-73), Illinois (77-109), Purdue (58-65), @ Minnesota (69-77), and @ UCLA (52-78).
Overall Record: 16-5 overall Big Ten Record: 8-2
Rankings in various metric-based sites: NET: #17, KenPom: #20, Barttorvik: #19, and BPI: #25
Important victories this season: TCU (101-53), Virginia Tech (75-63) in the Fort Myers Tip-Off—Beach Division, @ Wisconsin (67-64), Xavier (78-53) in the Fort Myers Tip-Off—Beach Division, Iowa (85-83), @ USC (85-74), @ UCLA (94-75), Northwestern (80-76), Penn State (76-72), and @ Rutgers (66-63).
Significant defeats this season: Wake Forest (70-72) in the Deacon-Wolverine Challenge, Arkansas (87-89) in the Jimmy V Classic, Oklahoma (86-87) in the Jumpman Invitational, @ Minnesota (81-84), and @ Purdue (64-91).