It’s that slow time of year in the college basketball season when players head home for Christmas and coaches begin to prepare for conference play starting in January. This odd, one-week window means a lighter slate not only in the Big Ten but for the entirety of college basketball as a whole.
With the majority of teams having just one more buy game left on the docket before Big Ten play resumes, it's time to take a look into how each team has fared in the non-conference portion of their season as the New Year approaches, starting from worst to best.