SiriusXM Big Ten Radio’s Basketball Power Rankings (02/22/22)

Pete Pistone and the rest of the SiriusXM Big Ten Radio team will unveil Power Rankings each week of the college basketball season. Check out this week’s edition of basketball Power Rankings below, and listen to SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. 372) on the SXM App now.

The Big Ten Basketball regular season is dwindling down to a precious few games. Here’s how the SiriusXM Big Ten Radio team voted for this week’s edition of the Power Rankings:

1. PURDUE @BoilerBall

Make it nine wins of their last ten and the Boilermakers are again hitting their stride heading to tournament time.

2. ILLINOIS @IlliniMBB

A loss on the road to Rutgers was followed by a good win against Michigan State in East Lansing.

3. WISCONSIN @BadgerMBB

The Badgers have won four of their last five games and a showdown against Purdue in the coming days is looming.

4. OHIO STATE @OhioStateHoops

A surprising loss at home against Iowa had the faithful in Columbus trying to understand just what this Buckeyes team is about this year.

5. IOWA @IowaHoops

A road win against Ohio State in Columbus gave Iowa the kind of quality win the Hawkeyes were looking for this season.

6. MICHIGAN STATE @MSU_Basketball

The Spartans are trending in the wrong direction, losing four of their last five games.

7. RUTGERS @RutgersMBB

The string of wins against ranked opponents ended at four when Rutgers lost on the road at Purdue.

8. MICHIGAN @umichbball

The five-game suspension of Juwan Howard will be a huge challenge for this Michigan team to overcome.

9. INDIANA @IndianaMBB 

Offensive execution continues to haunt the Hoosiers, who are running out of time to put together a solid stretch,

10. PENN STATE @PennStateMBB

Home wins against Michigan State and Minnesota were great confidence builders for this scrappy squad of Nittany Lions.

11. NORTHWESTERN @NUMensBBall

Three losses in a row, including a very bad outing at Minnesota, has Northwestern reeling once again this season.

12. MARYLAND @TerrapinHoops

The Terps finally snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Minnesota.

13. MINNESOTA @GopherMBB

Minnesota has followed a five-game losing streak with a 2-2 record over the last four outings.

14. NEBRASKA @HuskerHoops

The Huskers are just trying to make it to the end of the season at this point.