The Big Ten basketball season is in the home stretch, and teams are jockeying for position to get into the NCAA tournament. Currently, the only Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25 are Michigan State, Purdue, and Illinois, and the conference standings are very close.
Keeping all of this in mind, it's very likely that the Big Ten will get six or fewer bids to the tournament this year. That means that the last few games of the season are going to make or break this conference. Assuming that one of the top three teams wins the Big Ten tournament and the automatic bid, the all-important RPI will come into play for the at-large bids.
Now, as we all know, strength of schedule is just one factor that the NCAA uses to decide who receives bids and how teams are seeded, but it's nice to know where the Big Ten stands. According to CBS Sportsline, here are the latest RPIs for the Big Ten.
6. Michigan State (20-5) .6464
19. Illinois (21-6) .6180
20. Purdue (20-6) .6178
28. Wisconsin (15-9) .6104
36. Minnesota (18-6) .6024
37. Ohio State (17-7) .6015
53. Michigan (15-10) .5805
59. Penn State (19-8) .5753
77. Northwestern (14-10) .5566
109. Iowa (13-13) .5322
193. Indiana (5-18) .4844
For more information about the RPI, visit CollegeRPI.com.
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