B1G hoops: An updated look at the conference standings

What an interesting weekend in the B1G.

On Saturday, No. 4 Ohio State extended its winning streak to six games by posting a 78-59 victory over Indiana. A few hours later, No. 15 Iowa pummeled Michigan State 88-58, handing the Spartans their worst home loss in the history of the famous Breslin Center (1989).

A day later, No. 3 Michigan made a triumphant return to the hardwood after a three-week pause and had a tough task by going on the road to play No. 21 Wisconsin. But the Wolverines erased a 12-point halftime deficit and defeated the Badgers 67-59. Then, Nebraska got its first win of the B1G season in exciting fashion, knocking off Penn State 62-61.

Just another fun week in the best college basketball conference in the country.

The results of last week have resulted in some changes to the B1G standings with about a month remaining in the season. Here’s an updated look at the conference standings after another week of action:

• No. 1: Michigan — 9-1 (14-1)
• No. 2: Illinois — 10-3 (14-5)
• No. 3: Ohio State — 11-4 (17-4)
• No. 4: Iowa — 9-5 (15-6)
• No. 5: Wisconsin — 9-6 (15-7)
• No. 6: Purdue — 8-6 (13-8)
• No. 7: Rutgers — 8-7 (12-7)
• No. 8: Indiana — 6-7 (11-9)
• No. 9: Minnesota — 6-8 (13-8)
• No. 10: Maryland — 5-9 (11-10)
• No. 11: Michigan State — 4-8 (10-8)
• No. 12: Penn State — 4-9 (7-10)
• No. 13: Northwestern — 3-11 (6-12)
• No. 14: Nebraska — 1-9 (5-12)

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB