Big Ten Basketball: Power ranking the conference (Nov. 26-Dec. 3)

PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 26: Nike co-founder Phil Knight presents head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan State Spartans the trophy for the 'Victory Bracket' Championship after the game during the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational presented by State Farm at the Moda Center on November 26, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. Michigan State won the game 63-45. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 19: Nebraska basketball player Taylor speaks to the media during the 2017 Big Ten Media Day at Madison Square Garden on October 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are in a very similar situation to Rutgers. The Cornhuskers really don’t have any quality wins to indicate that they could contend this season, even though they hold a 6-3 record.

This week, Nebraska went 2-1. They did have a decent win over Boston College (71-62) in the Big Ten/ACC challenge at home and also defeated Long Beach State 85-80. But, the Cornhuskers were absolutely dominated by Michigan State in Lansing on Sunday (86-57). The Cornhuskers were no match for the much superior Spartans.

The only other road game that the Huskers have played was at St. Johns on Nov. 16, a game in which they lost handily, 79-56. So, the Huskers really need to prove that they can go out and get a quality road game.

Thus far, Nebraska has been led by junior guard James Palmer, who averages 14.3 points per game. Palmer is followed by Glynn Watson Jr., a key contributor on last years squad who is averaging 12.9 points per game. Isaac Copeland, a Georgetown transfer, averages 12.0 points per game while leading the team in rebounding at 6.3 rebounds per game.

Schedule for this week:

Minnesota (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Nebraska on Dec. 5
Nebraska at Creighton (5-2) on Dec. 9

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