The Big Ten hasn't won a college basketball national championship since Michigan State in 2000, and last year the Purdue Boilermakers lost in the first round as a No. 1 seed to Fairleigh Dickinson.
Could this be the year Purdue pulls a Virginia and wins a championship, ending the Big Ten's dry spell? Returning reigning player of the year Zach Edey certainly helps, but Tom Izzo and the Spartans are loaded as well, with five veteran starters and three top ranked freshman joining the squad in East Lansing.
Plus, who will finish third, and how will the middle of the Big Ten shake out in 2023-24? Our All Big Ten predictions, award predictions, and number of tournament teams are laid out as well to close out the show.
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