Tonight, we say farewell to one of the most beautiful groups ever assembled - the Big Ten West.
Below is each team in the West's record against the rest of the West.
RIP Big Ten West (2014-2023)
Saw someone mention looking at this going into the bench - so here are the top 8 players for each team by minutes per game + their original D1 school.
For what it's worth - you could go 14 deep on Purdue and still just see Motion P's
Purdue is the only power conference school to appear in their conference championship for both football and basketball this year.
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Minnesota shot 24 FTs at IU
Kansas shot 24 FTs at IU
Michigan shot 24 FTs vs IU
UConn shot 25 FTs. vs IU
Nebraska shot 26 FTs vs IU
Rutgers shot 28 FTs vs IU
Louisville shot 29 FTs vs IU
But Purdue's 27 FTs means they get a favorable whistle, not that IU just - you know - fouls
Out of 7,900+ team seasons in the KenPom era, Purdue just played the 2nd hardest schedule in the past 24 seasons.
And Purdue is the only one in the top-10 to do it with fewer than 10 losses (they only had 5).
This tournament run isn’t the end of an era, it’s the start of one.
The future is so bright for this program and university.
Ever grateful. Ever true.
See y’all in Mackey in 7 months. Let’s ride.