A Look Around Big Ten Basketball As We Near Conference Play

The non-conference schedules are still ongoing but the conference season is going to be here very soon. I believe now is a perfect time to take a quick tour of the Big Ten and get an update on how the rest of the league is faring. How will the Mbakwe-less Gophers stack up?

Here is how the Big Ten stacks up based on their KenPom ranking as of 12/12/11. The more games that are played the more meaningful the efficiency numbers become. Wisconsin ranks awfully high largely because they have been dominant defensively, but we'll get to individual teams in a moment.