Wisconsin
Best Wins:Â Stanford (60-50), Dayton (43-42), and USC (64-59)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Two
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference: One
Notable Defeats: Kansas (68-69) and Wake Forest (75-78)
Non-Conference Record: 5-2
RPI Ranking: 85
NET Ranking: 25
KenPom Ranking:Â 46
College Basketball Power Index Ranking:Â 45
Sagarin Ranking: 41
Quadrant 1 Wins:Â Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Total Points from Rankings: 242
Michigan State
Best Wins:Â Kentucky (86-77), Oregon (74-70), and Villanova (73-71)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Two
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference:Â One
Notable Defeats:Â Gonzaga (63-64), Alabama (70-81), at Notre Dame (52-70)
Non-Conference Record: 5-3
RPI Ranking:Â 60
NET Ranking: 38
KenPom Ranking: 34
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 60
Sagarin Ranking: 42
Quadrant 1 Wins:Â Two
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Total Points from Rankings: 234
Ohio State
Best Wins:Â Cincinnati (81-53) and Texas Tech (80-73)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference:Â One
Notable Defeats:Â San Diego State (77-88) and at Duke (72-81)
Non-Conference Record: 5-2
RPI Ranking:Â 136
NET Ranking: 23
KenPom Ranking:Â 22
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 16
Sagarin Ranking: 22
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories:Â One
Total Points from Rankings: 219
Illinois
Best Wins:Â UCLA (79-70) and Syracuse (73-44)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Two
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference:Â Zero
Notable Defeats:Â Virginia (61-70)
Non-Conference Record: 6-1
RPI Ranking: 113
NET Ranking: 15
KenPom Ranking: 16
College Basketball Power Index Ranking:Â 22
Sagarin Ranking: 6
Quadrant 1 Wins:Â One
Quadrant 2 Victories:Â Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 172