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Grading how every Big Ten men's basketball team performed in 2024-25

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The rankings are based on preseason expectations for each team in the 2025-26 men's college basketball season.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood had to replace the top eight scorers from an Elite Eight run in 2024 .

Maryland coach Kevin Willard had one of the best seasons in program history.

Tom Izzo's Michigan State won the Big Ten's regular-season title by three games.

Oregon finished seventh in the Big Ten, as well as a 5 -seed in the NCAA tournament.

The Hawkeyes had their lowest KenPom ranking in seven years .

Braden Smith won Big Ten Player of the Year for the third straight Purdue player of the year .

The Huskers finished 13 -7 in their first Big Ten season.

Jake Diebler's first official season as Ohio State's head coach was disappointing.

The Buckeyes finished 10th in the Big Ten and missed the NCAA tournament.

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