A Look at the Big Ten Standings in the Final Week of the 2024-25 Regular Season
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It's hard to believe, isn't it? It seems like just yesterday the college basketball season tipped off, yet here we are, sitting in the first week of March and prepared to begin the final week of the regular season. Time flies when you're having fun.
There's a lot of intrigue remaining as we head into the last week of Big Ten play. Michigan State has already locked up the outright Big Ten title following a win over Iowa. The Spartans close out the season with a rivalry game against Michigan in East Lansing this weekend.
Additionally, Maryland, Wisconsin, Purdue and UCLA are all still vying for a top-four seed in the Big Ten Tournament. That would secure a double-bye, a huge advantage when the event rolls around next week.
At the bottom of the standings, there's still a race for a top-15 spot to ensure a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers, Nebraska, Northwestern, Minnesota and USC are all 7-12 and Iowa is on the outside looking in at 6-13.
So, the season may be winding down, but there's still a lot at stake. Here's a look at the Big Ten standings as we hit the final week of the season.
Big Ten men's basketball standings (March 3)
1. Michigan State Spartans (16-3)
2. Michigan Wolverines (14-5)
T-3. Maryland Terrapins (13-6)
T-3. Wisconsin Badgers (13-6)
T-3. Purdue Boilermakers (13-6)
6. UCLA Bruins (12-7)
T-7. Illinois Fighting Illini (11-8)
T-7. Oregon Ducks (11-8)
T-9. Indiana Hoosiers (9-10)
T-9. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-10)
T-11. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-12)
T-11. Northwestern Wildcats (7-12)
T-11. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-12)
T-11. USC Trojans (7-12)
T-11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-12)
16. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-13)
17. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-14)
18. Washington Huskies (4-15)
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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