Each week, sports editor Jim Rossow breaks down the Big Ten:

STANDINGS

BIG TEN ALL

TEAM W L W L

Ohio State 7 2 19 3

Wisconsin 7 3 18 5

Michigan 7 3 17 6

Michigan St. 6 3 17 5

Illinois 5 4 16 6

Purdue 5 4 15 7

Indiana 5 6 17 6

Minnesota 4 6 16 7

Iowa 4 6 12 11

Northwestern 3 6 13 8

Nebraska 3 7 11 10

Penn State 2 8 10 13

SCHEDULE

Want to know which of this week's games are worth your while? Here's the scoop from sports editor Jim Rossow, who went 8-1 last week:

SATURDAY

No. 3 Ohio State at No. 19 Wisconsin

1 p.m., ESPN

Buckeyes lead the nation with four wins against Top 25 teams (Florida, Duke, Indiana, Michigan).

Rossow's pick: Ohio State, 71-69

Penn State at Iowa

2 p.m., ESPNU

It's '80s day in Iowa City, fans asked to dress like they did when Madonna was popular. Members of Iowa's 1986-87 team will be recognized pregame and the Hawkeyes will wear throwback uniforms.

Rossow's pick: Iowa, 79-72

No. 20 Indiana at Purdue

6 p.m., BTN

Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in all-time AP Top 25 appearances (506 — 72 more than second-place Illinois) but likely will drop out Monday.

Rossow's pick: Purdue, 65-64

SUNDAY

No. 23 Michigan at No. 9 Michigan St.

Noon, WCIA (CBS)

Draymond Green should sit this one out: In six games vs. Michigan, he's averaging 6.2 points and 5.0 rebounds.

Rossow's pick: Michigan, 70-61

Minnesota at Nebraska

Noon, BTN

This clearly is not football: Gophers are 14-6 in Lincoln.

Rossow's pick: Minnesota, 57-54

Northwestern at Illinois

2 p.m., BTN

Brandon Paul needs 88 points to become the 45th Illini to reach 1,000.

Rossow's pick: Illinois, 57-50

TUESDAY

Purdue at No. 3 Ohio State

8 p.m., ESPN

If the Boilermakers have an edge, it's their reserves. In league games, bench is averaging 24.4 points on 45.7 percent shooting.

Rossow's pick: Ohio State, 70-58

WEDNESDAY

Penn State at No. 9 Michigan State

5:30 p.m., BTN

Last week, Nittany Lions became the first team in the country to play four consecutive Top 25 teams.

Rossow's pick: Michigan State, 80-47

No. 23 Michigan at Nebraska

7:30 p.m., BTN

Wolverines are 6-0 this season following losses, winning by an average of 9.8 points.

Rossow's pick: Michigan, 70-61

THURSDAY

No. 19 Wisconsin at Minnesota

6 pm., ESPN

Jordan Taylor one of 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award (best point guard).

Rossow's pick: Wisconsin, 58-55

Illinois at No. 20 Indiana

7 p.m., BTN

Hoosiers are asking all their fans to wear white.

Rossow's pick: Indiana, 67-62

Iowa at Northwestern

8 p.m., ESPNU

Hawkeyes are the only team in the country with eight players attempting at least 125 shots.

Rossow's pick: Northwestern, 78-64

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

PLAYER PREVIOUS

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State 1

Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin 4

Trey Burke, Michigan 3

Draymond Green, Michigan State 2

John Shurna, Northwestern 5

ILLINOIS MVP

ILLINI PREVIOUS

Brandon Paul 3

Meyers Leonard 2

Tracy Abrams 5

Joseph Bertrand 1

D.J. Richardson 4

COACH OF THE YEAR

COACH PREVIOUS

John Beilein, Michigan 1

Bo Ryan, Wisconsin 2

Thad Matta, Ohio State 4

Fran McCaffery, Iowa —

Tom Crean, Indiana —

BEST JERSEY NUMBER

PLAYER NO. 1

D.J. Richardson Illinois

Jordan Hulls Indiana

Deshaun Thomas Ohio State

Drew Crawford Northwestern

Melsahn Basabe Iowa

NUMBERS CRUNCHING

This week's leaders (through Friday)

SCORING DEFENSE

TEAM AVERAGE

Wisconsin 49.5

Ohio State 55.6

Michigan State 59.4

Illinois 60.8

Michigan 60.9

Rossow's take: Illini have held opponents below 60 in three of the last six seasons.

FREE THROW SHOOTING

TEAM PERCENTAGE

Nebraska 75.1

Indiana 73.7

Iowa 71.5

Michigan 71.2

Wisconsin 71.1

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Illinois 70.8

Rossow's take: Hoosiers are averaging 19.5 more points than they did in Tom Crean's first season (60.1).

HOME ATTENDANCE

TEAM AVERAGE

Wisconsin 17,167

Indiana 16,158

Ohio State 16,100

Illinois 14,864

Michigan State 14,797

Rossow's take: Since Thad Matta took over in 2004-05, Buckeyes are 135-10 in Columbus.

SCORING

PLAYER, SCHOOL AVERAGE

John Shurna, Northwestern 19.4

Tim Frazier, Penn State 18.0

Drew Crawford, Northwestern 17.4

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State 17.1

Bo Spencer, Nebraska 15.3

Top Illini

Brandon Paul 14.8

Rossow's take: Since 1991, only once has Illinois' leading scorer averaged at least 20 points (Brian Cook finished at 20.0 in 2002-03).

REBOUNDING

PLAYER, SCHOOL AVERAGE

Draymond Green, Michigan State 10.3

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State 9.1

Meyers Leonard, Illinois 8.0

Ryan Evans, Wisconsin 6.7

Cody Zeller, Indiana 6.3

Rossow's take: Zeller trying to become Indiana's first freshman All-American since Eric Gordon in 2008.

FIELD GOAL SHOOTING

PLAYER, SCHOOL PERCENTAGE

Cody Zeller, Indiana 65.2

Jordan Morgan, Michigan 64.5

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State 58.8

Rodney Williams, Minnesota 57.5

Branden Dawson, Michigan State 57.0

Top Illini

Meyers Leonard 56.6

Rossow's take: Zeller on pace to break Indiana's single-season record of 62.8 set by Matt Nover in 1992-93.

BLOCKED SHOTS

PLAYER, SCHOOL AVERAGE

Meyers Leonard, Illinois 2.1

Jorge Brian Diaz, Nebraska 1.9

Jared Berggren, Wisconsin 1.6

John Shurna, Northwestern 1.6

Rodney Williams, Minnesota 1.5

Rossow's take: In Big Ten games only, Berggren leads the league at 2.1 per game.

MINUTES PLAYED

PLAYER, SCHOOL AVERAGE

Tim Frazier, Penn State 36.8

John Shurna, Northwestern 36.6

Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin 35.7

Trey Burke, Michigan 35.0

Dave Sobolewski, Northwestern 34.9

Top Illini

D.J. Richardson 34.0

Rossow's take: A point guard, Burke is tied for the team lead with 10 blocks.