Wisconsin has quietly reached the NCAA tournament a total of 6 times in the last 7 seasons under head coach Greg Gard. He is also now entering his eleventh season as the head coach of the program, and he's only missed the tournament twice in his tenure. The Badgers had a terrific season last year, finishing with 27 wins while being a three-seed in March. They eventually lost to BYU in a very close game in the round of 32. Wisconsin returns a couple of key pieces from last yea

Washington had a disappointing first season in year one of the Danny Sprinkle era. The Huskies finished with a 13-18 record overall and had a 4-16 record in Big Ten play, which was last in the conference. Washington hired Sprinkle from Utah State, where he was for only one season and had a 28-7 record, making the NCAA tournament. Sprinkle had also been to the NCAA tournament in his last two seasons at Montana State. If he can take Washington back to the tournament this season

USC did not have a very successful season in its first year as a member of the Big Ten conference. They finished with a 17-18 record with a 7-13 record in conference play. Last season was also Eric Musselman's first season as the program's head coach. He left Arkansas to take the USC job after five seasons there. Musselman had to build his team entirely of transfers last season, which didn't really work out. Musselman will test his luck again with that strategy this season, a

UCLA enjoyed a pretty successful season in its first year as a member of the Big Ten conference. They were a 7-seed in the NCAA tournament and won their first-round matchup against Utah State by 25 points before a second-round loss to Tennessee. UCLA finished the season with a 23-11 record, and its 13-7 conference record was tied for fourth in the Big Ten. The Bruins enter this season returning several key players from last year's squad, and they also added some high-end tran

Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell might be more on the hot seat than any other Big Ten coach. He's entering his 9th season as the head coach and has only reached the NCAA tournament twice, missing it in each of the last three seasons. Rutgers had two five-star freshmen on their squad last season, and despite both of them having good seasons, the Scarlet Knights finished with a 15-17 record. Projected Lineup: G Tariq Francis (NJIT transfer) G Jamicheal Davis F Darren Buchanan (

Purdue enters this season seeking its 6th straight NCAA tournament appearance. Head coach Matt Painter's squad has also made the tournament in 10 of the last 11 seasons. Before last season, the Boilers had won the Big Ten regular season title in back-to-back seasons. They finished 13-7 in conference play last year, which was tied for fourth. Purdue enters this year with very high expectations, returning most of their core from last season's team. Projected Lineup: G Braden Sm

Penn State hasn't found much success yet under third-year head coach Mike Rhoades. They hired Rhoades from VCU after the previous head coach, Micah Shrewsberry, left Penn State to take the Notre Dame job. Rhoades was coming off an extremely successful season at VCU, where they finished 27-8 and reached the NCAA tournament. He hasn't quite gotten back to that level at Penn State, as they have a 32-32 record in his two seasons at the helm. Projected Lineup: G Kayden Mingo G Fre

Oregon had a very nice first season as a member of the Big Ten conference. They finished with a 25-10 record overall, with a 12-8 record in conference play, which was 8th in the Big Ten. They were a five-seed in the NCAA tournament, losing in the second round to Arizona. Dana Altman is now entering his 15th season as Oregon's head coach. He's done a nice job in recent years, reaching the tournament in five of the last seven seasons. Projected Lineup: G Jackson Shelstad G T.K.

Ohio State enters this season having missed three consecutive NCAA tournaments. Last season, Jake Diebler took over as the full-time head coach after Chris Holtmann was fired midway through the 2023-24 season. Dieber was the interim head coach after Holtmann was fired two seasons ago. It wasn't a terrible first season for him. Ohio State went 17-15 and finished 10th in the conference. This season, they retain quite a few players from last season's squad. Projected Lineup: G B

After back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances, Chris Collins and Northwestern had a down year last season, finishing 17-16 and missing the NCAA tournament. When they were fully healthy, Northwestern was a good team, but Brooks Barnhizer and Jalen Leach both suffered season-ending injuries in the second half of last season. Chris Collins hopes to lead Northwestern to its third NCAA tournament appearance in four seasons this year. Projected Lineup: G Jayden Reid (South Florida

Nebraska didn't reach the NCAA tournament last year, but they did win the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament. Nebraska finished last season with a 21-14 record. Head coach Fred Hoiberg will look to lead the Huskers to the tournament for the second time in his seventh season at the helm this upcoming season. Projected Lineup: G Jamarques Lawrence (Rhode Island transfer) G Connor Essegian G Pryce Sandfort (Iowa transfer) F Rienk Mast C Ugnius Jarusevicius (Central Mi

Minnesota is another Big Ten program with a new head coach for this upcoming season. They fired Ben Johnson after just four seasons at the helm. Johnson failed to reach the NCAA tournament in each season as the head coach, while having a 56-71 record over his tenure. Minnesota did make a pretty well-regarded hire to take over the program with former Colorado State head coach Niko Medved. Medved led Colorado State to a 26-10 record last season; they reached the second round of

Dusty May had one of the best seasons of any head coach in college basketball last year. In just his first year as the head coach, Michigan finished with a 27-10 record, won a Big Ten tournament title, and made it to the Sweet Sixteen. Michigan loses its top three scorers from last year's team, but they bring in one of the best transfer classes in college basketball. Projected Lineup: G Elliot Cadeau (North Carolina transfer) G Nimari Burnett G Roddy Gayle Jr. F Yaxel Lendebo

It doesn't get talked about enough that Michigan State has made the NCAA tournament in 27 consecutive seasons. It's the longest active streak in college basketball. Michigan State is coming off a 30-7 season last year, which is the most amount of wins they've had since the 2018-19 season. The Spartans look to get to that same level again this season as they return three starters from last year's squad. Projected Lineup: G Jeremy Fears Jr. G Trey Fort (Samford transfer) F. Coe

Maryland was another Big Ten team that was a victim of the college basketball coaching carousel this offseason. After they went 27-9 last season and reached the Sweet Sixteen, head coach Kevin Willard left the team to take the Villanova job. Maryland made an impressive hire in response, though, as they poached Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams. He has taken Texas A&M to the NCAA tournament in three straight seasons. Williams also brought over some players from his team last

After 15 seasons as the head coach, Iowa dismissed Fran McCaffery at the conclusion of last season. Iowa was coming off a 17-16 season, and they also hadn't made the tournament in back-to-back seasons. The replacement was one of the biggest names in last season's coaching carousel, Ben McCollum. He was only at Drake for one season, but Drake went 31-4 and won an NCAA tournament game. McCollum brought over five players from his team last season along with him to Iowa. Projecte

Indiana will be on it's third head coach since the 2021 season after they fired Mike Woodson and hired Darian DeVries. DeVries left the university of West Virginia to take the Indiana job. He was only at West Virginia for one season. Before that DeVries was the head coach at Drake for six seasons, and he reached the NCAA tournament in each of his final two seasons there. Indiana will have an entirely new roster next season after the coaching turnover. Projected Lineup: G Tayt

Illinois enters this season seeking their 6th straight NCAA tournament appearance under head coach Brad Underwood. The Fighting Illini went 22-13 last season and were a six seed in march. They ended up losing in the second round to Kentucky. Illinois returns a couple of their best guys from last year's team and they made some impactful additions this offseason. Illinois fans rightfully have high expectations again for the team this season. Projected Lineup: G Mihalio Petrovic

The second Big East team with a new head coach next season is Xavier. Sean Miller left the program after they reached the NCAA tournament last year to take the Texas job. Miller stated that his reasoning for leaving was to coach in a bigger conference and have more NIL resources. Xavier seemingly was able to get a pretty solid replacement in former New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino. Pitino led New Mexico to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances, even reaching the Round

Villanova will have a new head coach in 2025 after they fired Kyle Neptune after three unsuccessful seasons. They were able to poach Kevin Willard from Maryland for the same position, which Maryland fans were very upset about. Willard had a very successful tenure there. Last season, in just his third year as the head coach, they finished with a 27-9 record, losing in the sweet sixteen to the eventual national champion in Florida. Villanova fans hope that Willard can get the p