Last season the Big Ten received six berths to the NCAA Tournament in a now 12-team league. As it currently stands, the Big Ten has six teams ranked in the Top 25. Needless to say, the nation's strongest conference should receive at least six bids this March, if not more.

Indiana got most of the preseason hype, while Michigan and Ohio State were also preseason top-10 squads, which they all still are. Minnesota was predicted to be good, but maybe not as good as it has performed thus far.

Michigan State had high expectations as always but hasn't been overly impressive yet. Illinois has been the most pleasant surprise, holding a 13-1 record for the time be...

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