Here are today’s excerpts from the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC… enjoy!
Big Ten – Jason Prziborowski (READ MORE)
Northwestern is the best basketball nerd school in the nation. Two great things about last weekend’s Stanford game for the Wildcats. First, they beat probably the only school that can compete with them on the hardwood and in the classroom. The second is that John Shurna is back. He had a 22/8 game against Stanford, so I hope I don’t jinx him. Stanford actually shot better from the field and from 3-pt territory, but the Wildcats dominated from the free throw line. Northwestern is going to have to find a bench though, as five points from the reserves isn’t going to cut it in the Big Ten. (…)
Big 12 – Patrick Sellars (READ MORE)
Missouri to the Big Ten? – PTI was talking about the potential move last week, and apparently Missouri wants to join the other midwestern BCS conference. The move makes sense geographically, and the Big Ten has been looking for a twelfth member for a few years. The likely scenario is that Missouri would move to the Big Ten, and then the Big 12 would pick up TCU to compensate. Obviously this is all speculation, but it would be quite interesting if the move went through. (…)
SEC – Paul Jordan of Wildcat Blue Blog (READ MORE)
Kentucky set a new standard in college basketball as they became the first program to win 2,000 wins in an 88-44 romp over Drexel. John Calipari is more than exceeding expectations with a 12-0 record and a #3 ranking in both polls. UK appears to be gelling right now and are clearly setting the standard in the SEC. Unfortunately, the UK game was about the only highlight in the SEC this week as both Florida and Tennessee suffered head scratching losses. The two Mississippi schools are starting to rise and play very well and the SEC is turning into a five or six team race. (…)