On this episode of The Starting Five, I preview the Big 10. Much maligned for its lack of title, the league comes into this year as strong as ever. From top to (almost) bottom, this league is filled with tournament contenders, but now features the top end team to match.

Intro: 0:00-5:45

Purdue: 5:46-7:36

Michigan: 7:37-9:08

Illinois: 9:09-10:38

UCLA: 10:39-12:22

Wisconsin: 12:23-14:26

Iowa: 14:27-16:41

Michigan State: 16:42-17:57

USC: 17:58-19:44

Indiana: 19:45-21:37

Washington: 21:38-23:22

Oregon: 23:23-24:30

Maryland: 24:31-25:30

Ohio State: 25:31-26:46

Nebraska: 26:47-27:48

The rest: 27:49-29:18

Wild Card—Why college basketball non conference is so much better than football, and why I give much more benefit of the doubt to “strength of schedule” in basketball than football:

29:19-35:22