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College Basketball Week in Review: The Big Ten Is Better Than You Think

The Fan Blog found this 12/9/2008 on bleacherreport.com

What We Learned This Week Yes, Big Ten powers Purdue, Wisconsin, and Michigan State all took losses this week to Duke, Marquette, and UNC, respectively. But the conference also had some big-time wins from middle-of-the-pack teams. Michigan knocked off Duke at home. Ohio State won on the road at Miami FL and Notre Dame. Even teams like Minnesota (Virginia and Cornell), Northwestern (Florida State and DePaul), Illinois (Georgia), and Penn State (@ Georgia Tech) posted good non-conference ...