Here is a look at the teams ranked 10 to five in week five of the Big Ten basketball power rankings.
*Rankings are from the afternoon of 12/04/24.
No. 10 Penn State
Record: 7-1
Team Rankings: Net: #32 KenPom: #36 EvanMiya: #40 Barttorvik: #46 BPI: #47
Key victories this season: Virginia Tech (86-64) and Purdue Fort Wayne (102-89)
Loss this season: Clemson (67-75) in the Sunshine Slam - Beach Division
No. 9 Maryland
Record: 7-1
Team Rankings: Net: #17 KenPom: #30 EvanMiya: #32 Barttorvik: #31 BPI: #26
Key victory this season: Villanova (76-75) in the Saatva Empire Classic
Loss this season: Marquette (74-78)
No. 8 Wisconsin
Record: 8-1
Team Rankings: Net: #24 KenPom: #33 EvanMiya: #31 Barttorvik: #36 BPI: #35
Key victories this season: Arizona (103-88), UCF (86-70), and Pittsburgh (81-75) in the Greenbrier Tip-off - Mountain Division. Loss this season: Michigan (64-67)
No. 7 Ohio State
Record: 5-2
Team Rankings: Net: #11 KenPom: #19 EvanMiya: #21 Barttorvik: #22 BPI: #20
Key victory this season: Texas (80-72) in the Hall of Fame Series - Las Vegas
Losses this season: @ Texas A&M (64-78) and Pittsburgh (90-91)
No. 6 Illinois
Record: 6-1
Team Rankings: Net: #10 KenPom: #14 EvanMiya: #17 Barttorvik: #10 BPI: #10
Key victory this season: Arkansas (80-72) in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase
Loss this season: Alabama (87-100)
No. 5 Michigan State
Record: 6-2
Team Rankings: NET: #40 KenPom: #35 EvanMiya: #30 Barttorvik: #33 BPI: #29
Key victories this season: Colorado (72-56) and North Carolina (94-91) in the Maui Invitational
Losses this season: Memphis in the Maui Invitational (63-71) and Kansas (69-77) in the State Farm Champions Classic.