The Boilermakers are well positioned for their third straight Big Ten championship, and claim the top spot in the Big Ten men's basketball power rankings.

Illinois' men's basketball team has lost three of its past five games. Four of its last seven. Three of those four losses were upsets.

This past Saturday featured the craziest, most upside-down day of the men's college basketball season thus far. Eleven AP-ranked teams lost, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, with 10 of them losing to lower-ranked or unranked opponents.

News of a potential split between the program and Woodson, 66, was first reported by Field of 68. That report stated that the school and Woodson were working together on a way to allow him to exit in a respectful way by retiring at the end of the season.

There’s no reason a program that lacks nothing cannot be at least a periodic contender for national titles and Final Fours, and a regular contender in the Big Ten.

Big Ten basketball continues to ramp up as the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines host the Oregon Ducks on Wednesday night. The Wolverines have found success this season, boasting a 16-5 record, an 8-2 conference record, and ranking No. 24 nationally. Michigan ranks third in the Big Ten behind Purdue and Michigan State.

Oregon lost again on Wednesday, as it was unable to hit a big shot in the final minutes after digging out of a double-digit deficit against Michigan.