The Big Ten is a very big conference nowadays with 18 teams and no divisions, following chaotic conference realignment nationwide with the additions of Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA.

The Big Ten, while strong, stood out for its lack of parity due to a sharp divide between its elite programs and the rest of the conference. Among Group of 5 conferences, parity was a mixed bag ...

Since the Big Ten conference tournament event began in 1998, the Gophers have the fourth-worst winning percentage out of long ...