As things stand today before No. 10 Wisconsin takes on No. 15 Ohio State, the Badgers sit at No. 3 in the Big Ten standings with only one game separating them from No. 1 Michigan.
Their top-15 matchup with the Buckeyes is a pivotal one in the Badgers’ quest for another Big Ten regular-season title, though the current KenPom ratings see the matchup a bit different than the AP Poll does.
KenPom sees today's matchup between No. 10-ranked Wisconsin and No. 15 Ohio State a little different than the AP Poll does, with the #Badges in at No. 8 in the rating and Ohio State at No. 18: pic.twitter.com/xxfRbH0kpO
— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) January 23, 2021
Those ratings, as seen above, have Wisconsin in at No. 8–good for No. 3 in the conference behind Iowa and Michigan–and Ohio State down at No. 18.
In what has been a chaotic season in the Big Ten thus far to say the least, the ratings directly represent the conference’s standings at the top, though they still see some teams differently than the AP and its voters do.
I think it’s safe to say it’ll be interesting to see how the conference shakes out down the stretch and whether Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin or another team is able to break free at the top.
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