Updated Big Ten basketball standings entering March

[ad_1]

The calendar has turned to March. Only 15 days remain until the NCAA Tournament field is finalized, a date that will tip off one of the best multi-week stretches of the sporting calendar.

Before then, the Big Ten Conference will need to crown a regular-season champion. The race is tightly contested entering the final 10 days of the conference schedule. In a perfect scenario for the schedule-makers, each of the top teams has games remaining against each other.

Those deciding games begin on Sunday with Wisconsin (22-6, 12-5 Big Ten) traveling to East Lansing to face the Michigan State Spartans (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) and Michigan (22-6, 14-3 Big Ten) hosting Illinois (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten). They continue with Michigan hosting Maryland (21-7, 11-6 Big Ten) on Tuesday and Michigan State visiting Iowa on Thursday.

The season should then come to a crescendo with Michigan’s trip to Michigan State on Sunday, March 9. In all likelihood, the winner of that game will win the conference title.

Before the start of what guarantees to be a drama-filled final 10 days of the Big Ten season, here is an updated look at the conference standings.

Updated Big Ten basketball standings entering March

Feb 21, 2025; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo looks on during the second half at Crisler Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images

Michigan State Spartans: 14-3 (23-5 overall)

(tie) Michigan Wolverines: 14-3 (22-6)

Wisconsin Badgers: 12-5 (22-6), 2 games behind

Purdue Boilermakers: 12-6 (20-9), 2 1/2 games behind

Maryland Terrapins: 11-6 (21-7), 3 games behind

UCLA Bruins: 11-7 (20-9), 3 1/2 games behind

Illinois Fighting Illini: 10-8 (18-11), 4 1/2 games behind

Oregon Ducks: 9-8 (20-8), 5 games behind

Indiana Hoosiers: 8-9 (17-11), 6 games behind

Ohio State Buckeyes: 8-10 (16-13), 6 1/2 games behind

Nebraska Cornhuskers: 7-10 (17-11 overall), 7 games behind

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 7-11 (14-15), 7 1/2 games behind

(tie) Northwestern Wildcats: 7-11 (16-13), 7 1/2 games…

[ad_2]
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/article/updated-big-ten-basketball-standings-143458733.html

Author : Badgers Wire

Publish date : 2025-03-01 14:34:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.