Ohio State Basketball: Week 9 Big Ten Power Rankings

Ohio State Basketball: Week 9 Big Ten power rankings

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 05: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes gives instructions to his team against the Illinois Fighting Illini at the United Center on December 05, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Ohio State defeated Illinois 77-67. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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LINCOLN, NE – DECEMBER 8: Glynn Watson Jr. #5 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Isaac Copeland Jr. #14 and James Palmer Jr. #0 and Dachon Burke celebrate the win against the Creighton Bluejays at Pinnacle Bank Arena on December 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

The Iowa Hawkeyes had a rough start to week 9 losing a game to Purdue that felt like they were never really in the game. But they rebounded nicely with a 9 point win over Nebraska, one in which Iowa scored 93 points and look great for the first time in Big Ten play.

That being said, the Hawkeyes have plenty of ground to make up in the Big Ten as they currently sit at 1-3 in the conference.

Nebraska’s James Palmer Jr. played well in the game against Maryland this past Wednesday but it was not enough as the Terrapins came out on top 74-72. The Cornhuskers had a shot to win it at the end but the attempt fell short.

Then Nebraska suffered yet another tough loss to Iowa to fall to 1-3 in the Big Ten. Not a great week and this comes as a disappointment for the Cornhusker faithful as a strong non conference performance has only warranted a 1-3 start in the Big Ten.

Nebraska hopes to start week 10 off better against Penn State on Thursday.

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