Terrible Outcome v. Excellent Outcome

UGLY! That's the only adjective that can be used to describe the drubbing the U of I men's basketball team accepted last night in Wisconsin. As this article points out, it was a battle for first place in the Big Ten standings. Both WI & IA were 4-1 and looking to separate from the rest of the teams. Being blown out by 32 points is not the way to remain ranked in the Top 25. On Monday, when those rankings came out, all three Iowa universities (U of I, ISU, & UNI) were all ranked at the same time, for the first time ever. The U of I didn't do their part to keep that achievement going as they will surely not be ranked by Monday, January 26th.

Because of the UGLY drubbing, Wisconsin now moves into a tie with Maryland for first place in the Big Ten. Their next game is at Purdue on Saturday and they haven't won at Purdue in the last 6 times they've played in West Lafayette, IN. After last night, I'm sure the ride back to Iowa City was not fun.