2025-2026 B1G Basketball Thread

[grillrat]

How do we have two ranked-vs-ranked games and neither of them are reasonably viewable? 

Because Peacock is contracted to get a couple of games per week and they just lucked out that USC and Nebraska are much better than expected this year.

[ELA]

Normally you don't hate getting a road game this week, with no students, but Nebraska fans will plenty show up.  Feels like we are walking into a hornets nest

[ELA]

Massey composite rankings...47 computers (last week in parenthesis)

• MICHIGAN (1)
• Arizona (2)
• Gonzaga (5)
• Iowa State (3)
• Duke (4)
• PURDUE (6)
• Connecticut (7)
• Vanderbilt (8)
• BYU (9)
• MICHIGAN STATE (11)
• Houston (10)
• ILLINOIS (15)
• Alabama (13)
• NEBRASKA (12)
• North Carolina (17)
• Kansas (16)
• Louisville (14)
• Texas Tech (18)
• Tennessee (19)
• IOWA (20)
• Georgia (21)
• Arkansas (22)
• Florida (23)
• St. John's (24)
• Virginia (-)

30. USC (29)
33. UCLA (36)
39. Indiana (39)
42. Ohio State (43)
52. Wisconsin (53)
56. Washington (66)
76. Oregon (77)
78. Northwestern (78)
101. Maryland (106)
104. Minnesota (104)
127. Penn State (122)
151. Rutgers (149)

[FearlessF]

[medinabuckeye1]

[img width=273.619 height=500]https://i.imgur.com/opFKf45.jpeg[/img]

So . . .
Any chance Nebraska has a letdown their next game out? Who do they play next anyway?  😉

[FearlessF]

let me look..................

Monday evening in Columbus, OH

I'll probably be watching from a Hooters or BWW in Springfield, MO

yes, they could start thinking they're pretty good, but they also know going on the road is tough.

[medinabuckeye1]

let me look..................

Monday evening in Columbus, OH

You don't say?

going on the road is tough.

It is but oddly the Buckeyes are 2-0 on the road, 0-1 at home, and likely to be 0-2 at home after Monday night.

It isn't because road games aren't tough, it is a quirk of Ohio State's schedule. Through mid-January the Buckeyes will continue playing good teams at home and not-so-good teams on the road. Using the rankings provided above by @ELA  here is Ohio State's league schedule through January 17:

• W at NU, #78
• L vs IL, #12
• W at RU, #151
• Vs UNL, #14
• At Ore, #76
• At UDub, #56
• Vs UCLA, #33

[FearlessF]

You don't say?

I'll have the 26 husker football schedule memorized by the end of the month
not accustomed to paying attention to hoops

[betarhoalphadelta]

Purdue with a tough road matchup today at Wisconsin. 

I know it seems Wisconsin isn't at their usual level, and Purdue has evolved into a far more offensive minded team over the years, but I still wouldn't be shocked to see a typical rock fight between these teams at the Kohl. 

[ELA]

I think last night showed why Wojcik keeps getting minutes at the backup 1.

Devine is better, but there are no good options behind him right bow at the 2.  So theyll keep giving him his minutes at the 2.  Seems like they were caught off guard, and rightfully so, by Richardson being one and done 

With no Devine last night, out with an injury, it became ABUNDANTLY clear how front court heavy this team is.

Cooper needs to get his form back, or this team is #5 in the Big Ten at best.  It cant be all Fears and Kohler 

[bayareabadger]

Purdue with a tough road matchup today at Wisconsin.

I know it seems Wisconsin isn't at their usual level, and Purdue has evolved into a far more offensive minded team over the years, but I still wouldn't be shocked to see a typical rock fight between these teams at the Kohl.

Having this game during the 49ers loss is really messing with my mood.

I'm not really mad at or surprised by the final outcome, but it wasn't pleasant to go through. 

[ELA]

I think last night showed why Wojcik keeps getting minutes at the backup 1.

Devine is better, but there are no good options behind him right bow at the 2.  So theyll keep giving him his minutes at the 2.  Seems like they were caught off guard, and rightfully so, by Richardson being one and done

With no Devine last night, out with an injury, it became ABUNDANTLY clear how front court heavy this team is.

Cooper needs to get his form back, or this team is #5 in the Big Ten at best.  It cant be all Fears and Kohler

https://twitter.com/i/status/2007502584219914576

[FearlessF]

I watched the game - amazed at the reluctance to do ANYTHING in the paint by either team

that's a great way to score less than 60

[betarhoalphadelta]

Braden Smith passed Cassius Winston last night to become the B1G all-time career assist leader. 

Smith has a realistic shot at the NCAA record given his game averages, from what I understand.