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The Big Ten would like to get in on more of the Final Four fun. The league's coaches hope that's just a matter of time with the strides they think the conference is making.
And it can't hurt to have a new face in those ranks who happens to be one of the bigger names in women's basketball, as former WNBA standout Lindsay Whalen takes over at her alma mater, Minnesota.
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The Big Ten has the fewest Final Four appearances of the Power 5 conferences in the last decade, with just that one from Maryland. The next-fewest is the SEC with four, but that includes 2017 NCAA champion South Carolina and two-time finalist Mississippi State. The Pac-12 still has the longest championship drought among the Power 5: 26 years. But that conference has made noticeable progress overall, with nine Final Four appearances in the past 10 years, four in the past five. The Big Ten's lone NCAA champion is Purdue in 1999.
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Rutgers declined to play in the WNIT last season; in all, the Big Ten had 10 postseason teams. Six went to the NCAA tournament; none got past the second round. But Indiana topped Virginia Tech in front of 13,007 fans at home in Assembly Hall to win the WNIT.
The Big Ten would like to get in on more of the Final Four fun. The league's coaches hope that's just a matter of time with the strides they think the conference is making.
And it can't hurt to have a new face in those ranks who happens to be one of the bigger names in women's basketball, as former WNBA standout Lindsay Whalen takes over at her alma mater, Minnesota.
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The Big Ten has the fewest Final Four appearances of the Power 5 conferences in the last decade, with just that one from Maryland. The next-fewest is the SEC with four, but that includes 2017 NCAA champion South Carolina and two-time finalist Mississippi State. The Pac-12 still has the longest championship drought among the Power 5: 26 years. But that conference has made noticeable progress overall, with nine Final Four appearances in the past 10 years, four in the past five. The Big Ten's lone NCAA champion is Purdue in 1999.
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Rutgers declined to play in the WNIT last season; in all, the Big Ten had 10 postseason teams. Six went to the NCAA tournament; none got past the second round. But Indiana topped Virginia Tech in front of 13,007 fans at home in Assembly Hall to win the WNIT.