The race for the top spot in the Big Ten between Michigan State, Purdue and Michigan is heating up. So, too, is a battle for a top-four seed in the B1G Tourney.

The Big Ten basketball standings received a shake-up this week as first-place Michigan State dropped its first game of the season.

So, let’s jump into this week’s Power Rankings. Big Ten Week 13 Power Rankings #1 - Purdue Boilermakers (+1) The Boilermakers had another productive week, beating arch rival I

Illinois' men's basketball team has lost three of its past five games. Four of its last seven. Three of those four losses were upsets. The three-game absence of center Tomislav Ivisic – who returned Sunday for a win over Ohio State – is only part of the equation.