Michigan

It doesn't appear that too many Big Ten teams are going to light the college hoops world on fire this season.  However, more than likely this will only be a temporary slump.  With the level of coaching talent roaming the sidelines in the league, its teams are sure to be competing for national championships again sooner rather than later.

1) Tom Izzo - Michigan State

Heading into this Saturday it seemed like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were well on their way to a seventh victory and a berth in either the Gator or Sun Bowl. All they had to do was beat Syracuse, playing for a recently dismissed head coach in Greg Robinson and dead last in the Big East. But while the Orange haven't played particularly well this season, you can't accuse this team of quitting. What ensued was one of the more stunning results of the day, with Syracuse stunning the Irish 24-23 on a late touchdown pass. Where do the Irish go from here?

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The University of Michigan men's basketball team knocked off fourth-ranked UCLA, 55-52, Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Madison Square Garden.

Junior forward DeShawn Sims came off the bench to lead the Wolverines with 18 points. Sophomore guard Manny Harris added 15 and freshman guard Stu Douglass  chipped in a career-high 10.

Big Ten Player Grades

This is the fourth of six annual fantasy stats projections of BCS conference starters. The lineups are based on the Starting Fives series of articles released two weeks ago, along with a couple of changes due to recent developments.