Below are the Big Ten teams ranked in the top 35 recruiting classes of the 2016 class. For the full rankings, click here.
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Michigan State
SF/Miles Bridges/No. 11
SG/Joshua Langford/No. 18
PG/Cassius Winston/No. 28
PF/Nick Ward/No. 45
Tom Izzo and his staff have hit the class of 2016 with vigor and the results speak for themselves. Bridges is a homegrown star and big time athlete. Langford is a big guard who can play multiple positions while Winston is a natural leader. In Ward they have a big body who has talent but won't be relied on too heavily early in his career.
15
Penn State
PG/Tony Carr/No. 47
SF/Lamar Stevens/No. 80
PF/Joe Hampton/NR 3-star
SG/Nazeer Bostick/NR 3-star
In Carr, the Nittany Lions have landed their highest rated recruit of the Rivals era. Stevens is an athletic and tough forward who isn't scared of competition. Hampton is a potential mismatch combo forward while Bostick is a tough guy wing that defends
18
Maryland
PG/Anthony Cowan/No. 46
SG/Kevin Huerter/No. 79
The Terps continue to load up on talent as they settle into the Big Ten. Cowan is a floor general who involves others first and scores when necessary. Huerter is a skinny wing with deep range and terrific floor vision.
22
Minnesota
SG/Amir Coffey/No. 53
PF/Eric Curry/No. 140
SF/Michael Hurt/NR 3-star
Richard Pitino has locked down the State's best player in Coffey and he has big upside as he returns from injury. Curry is an athletic and versatile four man while Hurt is a tough defender.
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Michigan
PG/Xavier Simpson/No. 86
C/Jon Teske/No. 108
C/Austin Davis/NR 3-star
SG/Ibi Watson/NR 3-star
The Wolverines landed a solid playmaker with a winning pedigree in Simpson. Teske is a slender big man with some athleticism and face-up ability. Davis is a big low-post presence while Watson is a shooter they hope follows in a long line of wing finds that have outplayed expectations.
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Northwestern
PF/Rapolas Ivanauskas/No. 89
C/Barret Benson/No. 109
PG/Isiah Brown/NR 3-star
The Wildcats have a pair of four-star prospects in Ivanauskas and Benson. Ivanauskas is a skilled scorer while Benson is a big-bodied post who has soft hands. Brown is a scorer who really likes to let it fly, so he'll have to adjust to setting up others first.
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Michigan State
SF/Miles Bridges/No. 11
SG/Joshua Langford/No. 18
PG/Cassius Winston/No. 28
PF/Nick Ward/No. 45
Tom Izzo and his staff have hit the class of 2016 with vigor and the results speak for themselves. Bridges is a homegrown star and big time athlete. Langford is a big guard who can play multiple positions while Winston is a natural leader. In Ward they have a big body who has talent but won't be relied on too heavily early in his career.
15
Penn State
PG/Tony Carr/No. 47
SF/Lamar Stevens/No. 80
PF/Joe Hampton/NR 3-star
SG/Nazeer Bostick/NR 3-star
In Carr, the Nittany Lions have landed their highest rated recruit of the Rivals era. Stevens is an athletic and tough forward who isn't scared of competition. Hampton is a potential mismatch combo forward while Bostick is a tough guy wing that defends
18
Maryland
PG/Anthony Cowan/No. 46
SG/Kevin Huerter/No. 79
The Terps continue to load up on talent as they settle into the Big Ten. Cowan is a floor general who involves others first and scores when necessary. Huerter is a skinny wing with deep range and terrific floor vision.
22
Minnesota
SG/Amir Coffey/No. 53
PF/Eric Curry/No. 140
SF/Michael Hurt/NR 3-star
Richard Pitino has locked down the State's best player in Coffey and he has big upside as he returns from injury. Curry is an athletic and versatile four man while Hurt is a tough defender.
26
Michigan
PG/Xavier Simpson/No. 86
C/Jon Teske/No. 108
C/Austin Davis/NR 3-star
SG/Ibi Watson/NR 3-star
The Wolverines landed a solid playmaker with a winning pedigree in Simpson. Teske is a slender big man with some athleticism and face-up ability. Davis is a big low-post presence while Watson is a shooter they hope follows in a long line of wing finds that have outplayed expectations.
33
Northwestern
PF/Rapolas Ivanauskas/No. 89
C/Barret Benson/No. 109
PG/Isiah Brown/NR 3-star
The Wildcats have a pair of four-star prospects in Ivanauskas and Benson. Ivanauskas is a skilled scorer while Benson is a big-bodied post who has soft hands. Brown is a scorer who really likes to let it fly, so he'll have to adjust to setting up others first.
