Illinois' men's basketball team has lost three straight games by a combined 78 points, surrendering a ghastly average of 94.7 points in those games while bricking everything they throw up at the other end and suffering through stomach bugs,

The Big Ten basketball standings saw a major shift over the last seven days -- a refrain that can be recycled weekly at this stage of the season.

Here's an updated look at where Big Ten men's basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

Penn State gracefully put an end to an abysmal 12-game losing streak, and have since won two in a row. With only three games left, against the top half of the league, the chances Penn State has to get to the Big Ten Tournament is on life support.

The race for the Big Ten regular-season championship is on. So is the race to avoid missing the Big Ten Tournament. A new No. 1 shakes up the rankings.

Nebraska’s week included an expected loss to Maryland and a stunning, monumentally important win over Northwestern. Here are the latest Big Ten men's basketball rankings, which debuts a new No.

Coming out of the All-Star Break, the top teams are beginning to establish themselves. Where does that leave the Wolves who are floundering in the play-in bubble?