Big Ten play begins Tuesday with a lot of uncertainty.

The conference has no unbeaten teams and no teams ranked among the Top 13 in the country, suggesting the Big Ten is not as strong as usual at the top.

With Wisconsin, Purdue and Indiana clustered at 14th, 15th and 16th in the rankings, respectively, there is no clear-cut favorite for what appears to be a three-team race for the conference title.

However, Michigan State has lots of room to improve and Northwestern and Minnesota have been better than expected in nonconference play, giving the conference considerable strength in the middle of the pack. Even Rutgers, Illinois and Penn State look bette...

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