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Both Minnesota and Ohio State have lost 3 of their last 4 games and their last one. The Buckeyes 3 losses have come against ranked teams and they are favored to get back on track tonight with a W. Minnesota has 18 wins, but they are at 6-7 in Big 10 play and they need a few more wins to get off the Big Dance bubble.
Miami is the hottest team in the nation, as they have won 12 straight games and are the only undefeated team in the ACC. The Hurricanes have a 3-game cushion over Duke in conference play with Virginia at 4 games back.
Indiana is closing out their conference season with a difficult stretch, beginning with a road match against Michigan State, who is tied with the Hoosiers at the top of the conference standings.
There are currently 7 teams with a chance to have a perfect conference season but the Miami Hurricanes have to be the least likely among that group to have been considered a candidate to do so at the beginning of the season.
The top of the Big Ten is a huge battle this season. Right now the Buckeyes are sitting in a three way tie for second in the conference with Wisconsin and Michigan – a couple of games back of Indiana and Michigan State (one of whom has to lose next week).
Wisconsin has won 3 straight games and in their last game they scored a HUGE upset with a win over Michigan. .
Arizona escaped their matchup against Colorado in their PAC 12 opener due to a controversial call so there may be more juice to this one than normally expected.
The North Carolina vs. Duke match up is the biggest rivalry in the nation and the Tar Heels were spanked in their last game and are unranked. On the other side of the coin Duke has won 5 straight and they are undefeated at home this season.
It kind of feels like the Aztecs have fallen off the face of the earth, doesn’t it. They were supposed to be a national player this year but are only 3rd in their own conference right now.
The Wolverines have been a bit of a tease this season. After an impressive win against Ohio State to begin the week they fell at Wisconsin over the weekend.
You just knew that Kentucky was going to become a more dangerous team as the year went on. It has been a staple of Coach Cal’s teams even, if this particular version struggled a little more early on than many expected.
Kansas is the nation’s 5th ranked teams and Kansas State is ranked 13th, but those rankings will definitely change when they come out on Monday.
Pitt is on an impressive run winners of 6 of their last 7 games and they upset a top 10 Syracuse the last time they faced a ranked team.
Louisville got over their 3-game losing streak and they have won their last 3 games including beating a ranked Marquette team.
With a couple of recent losses the bloom is off the Ole Miss Rebels rose. They are likely to break through the tournament bubble this year and have had some exciting games but those losses to Kentucky and Florida showed that this is a good, but not great team.
Indiana regained the #1 ranking in the nation with their last game where they knocked Michigan from the top spot.
