A transformative week made it clear who are the contenders, which programs will be scary in March and who is trending down.

The Badgers have shot 48% and hit 32 three-pointers in the last two games, marksmanship that has helped the team start Big Ten play 6-3.

Several universities in the Big Ten Conference ran large deficits in their intercollegiate athletics programs during FY 2024. That problem will only grow worse.

Here are where things stand in the USA TODAY Sports Network's Big Ten women's basketball power rankings entering the final week of January.

The Wisconsin men moved up four spots to No. 18 in the latest NET rankings, which are a key tool in determining seeding and at-large qualifiers for the NCAA Tou

The UCLA Bruins are in their first season in the Big Ten Conference. With that expansion of the conference, coaches like Mick Cronin are dealing with some new challenges, including handling the travel and a difficult conference schedule.

Here's an updated look at where Big Ten basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

That means it is time to keep closer tabs on the goings-on in men’s Big Ten hoops action. This Bracketology series will serve to give an approximate idea of where the conference’s best teams may be seeded in the big dance, but it will also check in on top teams’ recent form as well as their upcoming schedules.

The bottom three of the 18 teams won’t advance to Indianapolis for the league tourney, and the Hawkeyes have work to do to be one of the 15 that do

No. 8 Michigan State extended its winning streak to 12 games and improved to 8-0 in Big Ten play with an 81-74 win over Rutgers inside Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans' tied Duke for the longest active winning streak in the sport with the win and guaranteed it would reach two months since its last loss on the season.

Below is a closer look at a ranking of the toughest Big Ten football schedules in 2025 based on the 2024 win percentage of the opponents: 2025 opponents: New Mexico, at Oklahoma, Central Michigan, at Nebraska, Wisconsin, at USC, Washington, at Michigan State, Purdue, at Northwestern, at Maryland, Ohio State

Iowa basketball plays Ohio State today in the 2025 Big Ten college basketball season. Here's how to watch the Hawkeyes men's game.