Sagarin rankings: Purdue (5), Illinois (11), OSU (17), Iowa (19), MSU (22), Michigan (25), Wisconsin (26), Indiana (30). Any team in this league plays a meatgrinder schedule.
Wisconsin has a relatively inefficient offense (#52) and defense (#37) compared with the teams above it on KenPom but ranks 8th in the nation on the "luck" measure when it comes to wins. Purdue, for instance, has a crazy-efficient offense (#1) and a not-so-stellar defense (#126.)1) Have not seen previous ranking, but hope IL is shortening the gap with PU and increasing it with the others.
2) OT here, but, what is up with Wisky? 7th in these rankings?