The league is starting to sort itself out. Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan State appear to be the class of the league this season. Michigan, Northwestern, and Illinois seem to lie at the other end. The middle has a bunch of question marks. Ohio State occasionally shows signs of challenging the top three. Purdue’s youngster’s are [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2008
RPI and Pomeroy Rankings (01/21/08)
Penn State’s Pomeroy rating slipped five places to #76 following their loss to Indiana. However, their RPI rating climbed 13 places to #127 despite the loss, reflecting the heavy weight that strength of schedule carries in the RPI rankings.
Big Ten Power Rankings (01/21/08)
Wisconsin continues to lead the Power Rankings as they have all season. While they still trail Indiana and Michigan State in the media polls, they have closed the gap considerably and now sit at #11 just one spot behind MSU in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls. # Team Pace Off Def Pwr Rank [...]
Big Ten Plus/Minus Standings
Indiana’s three road victories have moved them to the top of the Plus/Minus Rankings. Penn State’s two road wins to start the season were quickly countered with two home losses to leave them smack dab in the middle of the pack. Plus/Minus Standings 1. Indiana +3 2. Wisconsin +2 3T. Ohio State +1 3T. Purdue [...]
Kelvin Sampson audio interview
He talks briefly about the PSU game Download Kelvin Sampson Interview I have received reports that the audio is distorted at times. So far my limited technical skills have prevented me from determining exactly what the problem is. On my system, it happens when using Internet Explorer and is fine with Firefox, Opera, or Flock. [...]
Four Factor Analysis (PSU at Ind)
Don’t know that there’s much to say here. Indiana has a solid lead in many of the categories. We do have a slight edge in offensive rebounding but with Claxton’s loss, who knows if we can sustain that. Turnovers are the one area where we look ok. We are better at protecting the ball and [...]
Game Predictions 01/19/08
Ohio State travels out of conference to take on the Tennessee Volunteers down in Knoxville in today’s featured Big Ten game. Illinois looks to continue their march back to respectability when they travel to West Lafayette for a game against Purdue. I’ll also toss in a teaser day-early game prediction for PSU at Indiana. Of [...]
