Big Ten Basketball: Power rankings heading into 2022-23 conference play

By Ryan Kay | Dec 2, 2022

Nov 27, 2022; Portland, Oregon, USA; Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey (15) celebrates during the second half after scoring a basket against the Duke Blue Devils at Moda Center. Purdue won the Phil Knight Legacy Championship game 75-56. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports /

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Zed Key #23 of the Ohio State Buckeyes (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images) /

Badgers . 8. team. 493. . 5-2. Previous: 8th

Wisconsin

Best Wins: 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: 46

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 45

Sagarin Ranking: 41

Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero

Quadrant 2 Victories: Three

Total Points from Rankings: 242

team. 486. . 5-3. Previous: 5th. Spartans . 7

Michigan State

Best Wins: 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: One

Notable Defeats: Gonzaga (63-64), Alabama (70-81), at Notre Dame (52-70)

Non-Conference Record: 5-3

RPI Ranking: 60

NET Ranking: 38

KenPom Ranking: 34

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 60

Sagarin Ranking: 42

Quadrant 1 Wins: Two

Quadrant 2 Victories: One

Total Points from Rankings: 234

Previous: 11th. Buckeyes . 6. team. 490. . 5-2

Ohio State

Best Wins: 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: One

Notable Defeats: San Diego State (77-88) and at Duke (72-81)

Non-Conference Record: 5-2

RPI Ranking: 136

NET Ranking: 23

KenPom Ranking: 22

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 16

Sagarin Ranking: 22

Quadrant 1 Wins: One

Quadrant 2 Victories: One

Total Points from Rankings: 219

Previous: 7th. Fighting Illini . 5. team. 481. . 6-1

Illinois

Best Wins: 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: Zero

Notable Defeats: Virginia (61-70)

Non-Conference Record: 6-1

RPI Ranking: 113

NET Ranking: 15

KenPom Ranking: 16

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 22

Sagarin Ranking: 6

Quadrant 1 Wins: One

Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero

Total Points from Rankings: 172

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