Insider: Why IU basketball's schedule is the biggest threat to its Big Ten title hopes

Once again, IndianaMBB appears the likely frontrunner in a conference otherwise enormously changed by attrition. And once again, IU’s status as favorite comes with a healthy helping of skepticism. iubb

IU basketball coach Mike Woodson answered questions from supporters and met with media during the annual offseason stop at Huber's Orchard & Winery.full Big Ten basketball scheduleOnce again, Indiana appears the likely frontrunner in a conference otherwise enormously changed by attrition. And once again, IU’s status as favorite comes with a healthy helping of skepticism.

They open at Rutgers and close with nine games beginning Feb. 4 that will include Purdue twice, Michigan twice, visits from Illinois, Iowa and the Scarlet Knights, and a trip to East Lansing. Factoring in seasons when multiple teams have shared the conference crown, the average strength-of-schedule rank of a regular-season Big Ten champion between 2013-22 is 10th. Seven of the 13 teams to win the league in that stretch faced a strength of schedule ranked No. 11 or lower, per Torvik, lower meaning less difficult.

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