July marked the start of the 2024-25 college season, and with it came a slew of finalized conference realignment moves. That included four former Pac-12 schools joining the Big Ten in UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington.
The Big Ten is a prominent college basketball conference, and they get even richer with the four new additions, particularly the incredible history of the UCLA basketball program and the recent success from programs like Oregon and USC who have each made deep NCAA Tournament runs in the last couple seasons.
With the transfer portal creating a massive shift in multiple rosters within the conference, not to mention the departures of superstar players like Zach Edey, Terrence Shannon, Boo Buie, and Tyler Wahl, predicting how this upcoming season will shake out in the Big Ten is an extremely difficult endeavor.
Below is our first look at a power rankings for the 18 programs in the Big Ten, including key additions and departures for each squad:
Syndication The Columbus Dispatch
2023-24 Record: 34-5 (17-3)
NCAA Tournament seed: 1
Key Departures: Zach Edey, Mason Gillis, Lance Jones, Ethan Morton
Key Additions: Daniel Jacobsen, Gicarri Harris
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2023-24 Record: 29-9 (14-6)
NCAA Tournament seed: 3
Key Departures: Terrence Shannon Jr, Coleman Hawkins, Dain Dainja, Marcus Domask, Luke Goode
Key Additions: Kylan Boswell, Tre White, Carey Booth, Morez Johnson, Kasparas Jakucionis
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2023-24 Record: 20-15 (10-10)
NCAA Tournament seed: 9
Key Departures: Tyson Walker, AJ Hoggard, Mady Sissoko
Key Additions: Jase Richardson, Kur Teng, Frankie Fidler
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2023-24 Record: 19-14 (10-10)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Trey Galloway, Xavier Johnson, CJ Gunn, Kaleb Banks
Key Additions: Oumar Ballo, Myles Rice, Kanaan Carlyle, Bryson Tucker
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2023-24 Record: 24-12 (12-8)
NCAA Tournament seed: 11
Key Departures: N’Faly Dante, Jermaine Couisnard, Brennan Rigsby, Kario Oquendo
Key Additions: TJ Bamba, Ra’Heim Moss, Brandon Angel, Supreme Cook, Jamari Phillips
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2023-24 Record: 16-17 (10-10)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Adem Bona, Will McClendon, Berke Buyuktuncel, Jan Vide
Key Additions: Kobe Johnson, Skyy Clark, Eric Dailey, Trent Perry
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2023-24 Record: 15-17 (7-13)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Cliff Omoruyi, Aundre Hyatt, Mawot Mag, Noah Fernandes, Derek Simpson
Key Additions: Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, Jordan Derkack, PJ Hayes, Zach Martini
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2023-24 Record: 8-24 (3-17)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Dug McDaniel, Terrance Williams, Tarris Reed, Olivier Nkamhoua
Key Additions: Vlad Goldin, Tre Donaldson, Roddy Gayle, Sam Walters
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2023-24 Record: 22-14 (9-11)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Jamison Battle, Felix Okpara, Roddy Gayle, Zed Key, Scotty Middleton
Key Additions: Sean Stewart, Aaron Bradshaw, Micah Parrish, Meechie Johnson
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2023-24 Record: 15-18 (8-12)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Isaiah Collier, Boogie Ellis, DJ Rodman, Kobe Johnson, Bronny James
Key Additions: Desmond Claude, Josh Cohen, Saint Thomas, Kevin Patton, Wesley Yates
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2023-24 Record: 22-12 (12-8)
NCAA Tournament seed: 9
Key Departures: Boo Buie, Ryan Langborg, Blake Preston
Key Additions: Jalen Leach, Keenan Fitzmorris, KJ Windham
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2023-24 Record: 22-14 (11-9)
NCAA Tournament seed: 5
Key Departures: AJ Storr, Chucky Hepburn, Tyler Wahl, Connor Essegian
Key Additions: Camren Hunter, Xavier Amos, John Tonje, Daniel Freitag
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2023-24 Record: 23-11 (12-8)
NCAA Tournament seed: 8
Key Departures: Keisei Tominaga, Josiah Allick, CJ Wilcher, Eli Rice
Key Additions: Rollie Worster, Connor Essegian, Berke Buyuktuncel, Braxton Meah
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2023-24 Record: 16-17 (7-13)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Jahmir Young, Donta Scott, Jamie Kaiser, Noah Batchelor
Key Additions: Derik Queen, Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Selton Miguel, Rodney Rice
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2023-24 Record: 17-15 (9-11)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Keion Brooks, Sahvir Wheeler, Paul Mulcahy, Moses Wood, Anthony Holland
Key Additions: Great Osobor, Zoom Diallo, DJ Davis, Mekhi Mason, Tyler Harris
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2023-24 Record: 19-15 (10-10)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Ben Krikke, Tony Perkins, Patrick McCaffery
Key Additions: Cooper Koch, Drew Thelwell, Chris Tadjo
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2023-24 Record: 19-15 (9-11)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Cam Christie, Elijah Hawkins, Pharrel Payne
Key Additions: Femi Odukale, Tyler Cochran, Isaac Asuma
Syndication: Lansing State Journal
2023-24 Record: 16-17 (9-11)
NCAA Tournament seed: N/A
Key Departures: Qudus Wahab, Kanye Clary, Demetrius Lilley
Key Additions: Eli Rice, Kachi Nzeh, Miles Goodman
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