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The Big Ten is rated the nation’s top conference: “Don’t let the past two NCAA Tourney records deceive – more quality programs here than any other conference,” it says. No team is picked to reach the Final Four, while the Hoosiers and Wolverines are projected to reach the Elite Eight. Lindy’s projects eight Big Ten teams to reach the NCAA Tournament: Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan State, Rutgers, Illinois and Iowa. Third-year center Zed Key is one of three primary players featured on the cover alongside Cincinnati’s David DeJulius and Xavier’s Zach Freemantle, the latter of whom was suspended indefinitely by coach Sean Miller on Sept. Ohio State Buckeyes: 'The O Foundation' created to support Ohio State men's basketball “The 24-year-old grad transfer averaged 12.2 points the past two years as a starter for West Virginia in the rugged Big 12.” “There are many good choices here, but we’ll go with the one who should make the most impact now,” the magazine says. Big 12 Mens Basketball: Kansas 74, Texas Tech 65 Big 12 Mens Basketball: Texas Tech 56, Oklahoma 55 Big 12 Mens Basketball: Kansas 75, TCU 62 Big 12 Mens. West Virginia transfer Sean McNeil is listed as Ohio State’s top newcomer. Indiana leads the way with three, while Northwestern and Nebraska are the only teams without a player selected.

Eight Big Ten teams each have one player ranked ahead of Sueing, and the league has 14 selections among the top 150 players. 89 among Lindy’s list of the top 150 players in college basketball. No Ohio State players were picked for any preseason national teams, but sixth-year forward Justice Sueing checks in at No. Liddell isn’t helpful, but the talent level is plenty high,” the magazine says. 27 in Lindy’s preseason rankings, behind No. Entering his sixth season, coach Chris Holtmann has had to retool a roster that will feature five freshmen and three transfers. That league challenge with the SEC runs through the 2024-25 season.Ohio State men's basketball has been picked to finish third in the Big Ten and reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament by Lindy’s annual preseason college basketball magazine.Īfter going 20-12 and finishing sixth in the conference a season ago, the Buckeyes return only 14.1% of their scoring and 16.2% of their minutes played. The Big 12 has a conference challenge with the SEC, which will occupy one of the non-conference dates. In May, Kansas head coach Bill Self said at the Fiesta Frolic in Scottsdale that he hoped the league schedule would stay at 18 games.Īn 18-game league schedule would leave 11 to 12 games for a non-conference schedule. That would allow for rivalries such as Kansas-Kansas State and Oklahoma-Oklahoma State to be protected. Rothstein states the 14 Big 12 teams would play eight of the schools once and another five programs twice during the league slate. West Virginia AD Shane Lyons told reporters at last week’s Big 12 spring meetings that the three schools were “close to the finish line” and are “pretty confident” they will join with BYU for the 2023-24 academic year. The three AAC schools (UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston) still need to complete an early buy-out from the AAC to join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023. So there would be no change to the number of games played when the new members joined, per Rothstein’s report.

With its current 10 members, the Big 12 plays a round-robin 18-game schedule. įanDuel’s College Basketball insider Jon Rothstein reports that the Big 12 plans to continue with an 18-game conference schedule in a 14-team league with Texas and Oklahoma for two years. NEWS: The Big 12 is planning to stay at 18 league games when the league has 14 teams in 23-24 & 24-25, according to a source.Įach Big 12 team will likely play eight teams once & five teams twice, as the league looks to maintain its natural rivalries. So how the schedule works is a hot topic among the hoops programs in the league. Going from 10 teams to 14 is a drastic change.