Wiggles:
Michigan State and Illinois are the two best teams in the Big Ten and both underrecognized by Top 25 lists. (The conference as a whole is not. Putrid this year.)
I'm a little surprised at how long it took MSU to "undo" the non-Conference schedule losses in the eyes of voters.
It matters not how you play in December. (At least for tournament success.) Arizona and Syracuse should have proven that.