Big Ten National Rankings

[MillionMoves]

Power rankings as of Tuesday morning, 12/16/08

BIG TEN
14 Ohio State
19 Purdue
24 Michigan State
30 Northwestern
38 Illinois
44 Michigan
58 Iowa
59 Wisconsin
70 Minnesota
72 Penn State
231 Indiana

[watertown 1987 guy n]

At a 9-0 start, I guess that proves that we have proved nothing yet.

[MinnMarchDTF]

Looks like we've got "something to prove" in Arizona. Go get em Tubby!

[MillionMoves]

The 9-0 record is a better indicator of a weak schedule than a strong team (so far). Even our top "name" opponent, Virginia, is a dismal 147th currently. I think a strong showing against #8 Louisville will move us up considerably.

[OSUfan]

It's awfully harsh to have Michigan down at #44. I don't see why they're that low - they are at least equal to Purdue at this point. Is Northwestern really better than Michigan and Illinois? I'm not sure, but it's hard to believe.

[Plinnius]

Those look very similar to Ken Pomeroy's projections (http://kenpom.com/conf.php?y=2009&c=B10&t=p).