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While most of the nation was captivated by the battle for the Big East football title between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, Ohio State was blowing out Eastern Michigan in Columbus 111-60. But it was a costly win for the Buckeyes, who lost All America guard Evan Turner for eight weeks with two broken vertebra in his back. Turner suffered the injury on a dunk attempt early in the first half, landing squarely on his back on a fall after being fouled. The original thought of head coach Thad Matta was that the junior would be OK but that was before the tests were done at the hospital.

James Anderson (Ok St, 22.2 ppg)

Rotnei Clarke (Arkansas, 28.2)

LaceDarius Dunn (Baylor, 22.8)

Landry Field (Stanford, 23.0)

Luke Harangody (ND, 26.2)

Quincy Pondexter (Washington, 24.0)

Klay Thompson (Washington St, 25.4 ppg)

Evan Turner (Ohio St, 20.6)

Memphis - Jelan Kendrick (8), Will Barton (11), Joe Jackson (12), Black (47), Crawford (66), Barton, Tsafack

North Carolina - Harrison Barnes (2), Reggie Bullock (10), Kendall Marshall (32)

Ohio State - Jared Sullinger (3), Deshaun Thomas (18), Sibert (37), Craft (104), Smith (124), Weatherspoon

Other (Discuss Below)

With six teams in CHN's preseason Top 25, and 3 more teams with NCAA Tournament hopes, no league has more depth than the Big Ten. And an improving Indiana into the mix, and this should be quite a season for Big Ten fans.

 

Ranking players is more art then science. How do you compare the potential of freshmen with seniors who have already peaked? How much does physical talent come into play versus intangibles and experience? How big a role do numbers play?

 

Cole Aldrich

Sherron Collins

Devan Downey

Luke Harangody

Kalin Lucas

Patrick Patterson

Kyle Singler

Evan Turner

A Freshman (Derrick Favors, John Wall, etc)

Other (Brackins, Davis, Harris, Reynolds, Vasquez, etc.)

BIG TEN 5-YEAR STANDINGS

 

CHN's annual 5-year ranking answers a simple question is in a simple manner: Who has been the best team in the Big Ten over the last five years?

 

 

Overall Rank: #13

Conference Rank: #3 Big Ten Conference