A mid-month look at the Big Ten college basketball power rankings as teams prepare for holiday break.
We've reached that not-so-sweet spot in the college basketball calendar. With the holidays just around the corner, college finals taking place and students headed off for winter break, there are fewer games on the schedule for the rest of the month. Teams in the Big Ten only have a handful of games remaining before the calendar turns to 2025. How much shifting will we see in the power rankings over the next two weeks? That's always difficult to predict.
For now, though, here's how the 18 teams in the Big Ten stack up after another week of college hoops.Michigan State should be well rested for this week, not having played a game since Dec. 7. There's really not much to evaluate from East Lansing right now. It'll be interesting to see if there's any rust in Tuesday's game against Oakland after a 10-day break.Defeated No. 20 Texas A&M 80-70 on Nov. 26; Defeated San Diego State 78-68 on Nov. 27; Defeated No. 9 Alabama 83-81 on Nov. 30.Oregon had no trouble last week agaisnt Stephen F. Austin but will take a California road trip this weekend, taking on Stanford in San Jose. The Cardinal are 8-2 on the season and could be an intriguing test for Dana Altman's squad.: Defeated TCU 76-64 on Nov. 15; Defeated No. 22 Xavier 78-53 on Nov. 27; Defeated No. 11 Wisconsin 67-64 on Dec. 3.: The winning streak ended at seven games over the weekend, as Michigan dropped an 89-87 heartbreaker to Arkansas. Despite the 8-2 record, the Wolverines continue to struggle with turnovers, averaging more than 15 per game. That's still something that needs to be cleaned up by the Big Ten play comes around.: It wasn't exactly pretty, but UCLA found a way to escape with a win over Arizona last weekend. The play of Skyy Clark and Tyler Bilodeau really helped, as the two combined for 32 points in the victory. The Bruins still have games against North Carolina and Gonzaga on the schedule this month, giving Mick Cronin's team a chance to jump up in the power ranking
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