Big 10 Tournament Preview

What to Watch For

The most interesting thing to watch for in the Big 10 is whether Ohio State can beat Michigan State to get an at large bid. I still think they need to do it. Another thing to watch for is whether any of the teams that play Thursday can beat the top 5 in the league. If that were to happen it will probably be Minnesota beating Indiana.

What We’re Rooting For

Right now we don’t think Ohio State is a tournament quality team. They have not done more with their schedule than we think other bubble teams would do but that might chance with another quality win. We’re rooting for Michigan State to knock off the Buckeyes but outside of that we don’t care a whole lot what happens to the top 4.

What Will Happen

I’m starting to think there is looking like separation between Purdue and Wisconsin at the top and then Indiana and Michigan State a step below. Indiana just hasn’t been the same since they lost Sampson. Because of that a Wisconsin-Purdue final is what we expect. Matt Painter has done a terrific job with Purdue and the Boilermakers have handed Wisconsin their only two conference losses. Still, if they were to battle again in Indianapolis for some reason I have a hard time picking Purdue to improve to 3-0 against the Badgers. I do hope that we get to see that game because the other two match-ups have been pretty close.