Another month of the college basketball season is almost in the books. With January coming to a close, we’re rapidly approaching the most important stretch of the year.

Teams are jockeying for position in the conference standings and trying to boost their resumés to make their case for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Right now, the B1G is proving to have a lot of contenders in the conference race.

Heading into the final weekend of the month, there’s a two-way tie atop the leaderboard with Wisconsin and Illinois both sitting at 7-2 in league play. Six other teams — Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan and Rutgers — are all within 2 games of the top spot.

With a lot of basketball left to play, things could get really interesting in the B1G.

Here’s a quick glance at what the standings look like entering the final weekend in January, setting up what should be an entertaining final month:

#1 Wisconsin: 7-2 (16-3)

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#1 Illinois: 7-2 (14-5)

#3 Michigan State: 6-2 (15-4)

#3 Ohio State: 6-2 (13-4)

#5 Purdue: 6-3 (17-3)

#6 Indiana: 6-4 (15-5)

#7 Michigan: 4-3 (10-7)

#8 Rutgers: 5-4 (11-8)

#9 Iowa: 4-5 (14-6)

#10 Maryland: 3-6 (11-9)

#10 Penn State: 3-6 (8-9)

#12 Minnesota: 2-6 (11-6)

#13 Northwestern: 2-7 (9-9)

#14 Nebraska: 0-9 (6-14)