***Official B1G In-Season Thread***

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Is UCLA now the favorite to win the B1G? KenPom has them projected at 14-6 with the Michigan schools at 13-7 and a bunch of teams at 12-8.

Their lone loss is to a solid but not spectacular New Mexico team and their only win of consequence (Arizona is a trainwreck) is a win at Oregon (that will have staying power). Cronin has the boys playing defense but I'm curious to see how it travels in the B1G. Their offense is hit and miss.

 

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Is UCLA now the favorite to win the B1G? KenPom has them projected at 14-6 with the Michigan schools at 13-7 and a bunch of teams at 12-8.

Their lone loss is to a solid but not spectacular New Mexico team and their only win of consequence (Arizona is a trainwreck) is a win at Oregon (that will have staying power). Cronin has the boys playing defense but I'm curious to see how it travels in the B1G. Their offense is hit and miss.

I think Michigan and Michigan State have schedules that set up really easy. I like that UCLA projection.

As I was looking at scheduling there was something that really caught my eye about the additions of Washington and USC and how that impacts winning on the road in the Big Ten.

Any Big Ten team that can draw road games this season at Washington, at USC, and at Minnesota is suddenly WAY AHEAD of the curve with the Home/Away splits. Most top 50 teams would go 3-0 at Wash, Minnesota, and USC.

So if you protect serve at home, grab those 3 wins mentioned above, and then maybe grab one more road game, you're almost guaranteed a top half finish in the league.