The Big Ten is unquestionably the best conference in college basketball this season. All things considered, it’s tough to remember a conference being so deep with quality teams in the last few years.
Big Ten standings 2013: Michigan moves within striking distance of top spot
Even with just two games on the schedule, the Big Ten standings got even more complicated on Wednesday night.
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Two important games were scheduled for Wednesday night.
The No. 7 Michigan Wolverines, who began the day tied for third place with Michigan State and Wisconsin, defeated Purdue, 80-75.
The other game was between Minnesota and Nebraska. The Golden Gophers hit the skids about a month ago, but they’ve been playing better the past couple of weeks. They still fell to the Cornhuskers, 53-51.
Here is an updated look at the conference standings following Wednesday’s action.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL |
| Indiana | 13-4 | 25-5 |
| Michigan | 12-5 | 25-5 |
| Ohio State | 12-5 | 22-7 |
| Michigan State | 11-5 | 22-7 |
| Wisconsin | 11-5 | 20-9 |
| Illinois | 8-9 | 21-10 |
| Minnesota | 8-9 | 20-10 |
| Iowa | 8-9 | 19-11 |
| Purdue | 7-10 | 14-16 |
| Nebraska | 5-12 | 14-16 |
| Northwestern | 4-12 | 13-16 |
| Penn State | 1-15 | 9-19 |
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