Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #36 Purdue Boilermakers: College Basketball 111 in 111
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#43 Purdue Boilermakers: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #43 Purdue Boilermakers: College Basketball 111 in 111
99 in 99: #19 Purdue Boilermakers
With news of Robbie Hummel’s second torn ACL in an eight-month period, the Purdue Boilermakers dropped from second in my rankings to 19th. Is that too drastic on my part? When you consider the strength at the top of the Big Ten with teams like Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, and Wisconsin; I do not think so. The Sports Bank’s “99 in 99” ranks the 72 power conference … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #19 Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten Power Rankings 12-10
By Paul M. Banks 1. Purdue (8-0) Matt Painter has to be considered one of the top young coaches in the game today. Making the Gene Keady coaching tree looking even stronger. Here he is in his own words. 2. Michigan State (7-2) What a uninspiring, ho-hum preconference season so far. The nice win over Gonzaga is cancelled out by their flat and unexciting wins over … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings 12-10
2009-2010 Big Ten Basketball Preview: Part 3 of 4
By: David Kay It gets real next week. Most teams in the country are beating up on smaller division schools this week in exhibition games (unless you’re Syracuse and being upset by some Division II school called Le Moyne.) The countdown to the opening tip of the season continues with Part 3 of The Sports Bank’s week long Big Ten preview, breaking down the top teams in the … [Read more...] about 2009-2010 Big Ten Basketball Preview: Part 3 of 4