Interesting KenPom ratings today:
13 - Purdue
14 - Illinois
16 - Oregon
17 - Michigan
18 - UCLA
19 - Maryland
I feel pretty confident right now that these are the best six teams in the Big Ten (Big Teen?)
Maryland was 38 preseason, UCLA was 28, Michigan was 36, Oregon was 29, Illinois was 23, and Purdue was 10. So some of these teams have overachieved. Purdue was probably slightly overrated.
Who do you think are contenders and who are pretenders?
I think Illinois, Oregon, and Maryland are contenders and Purdue, Michigan, and UCLA are pretenders.
