The Big Ten basketball season is still half a year away, but the latest speculation and information is now enough to try and put together a picture of what the season could look like. With the Big Ten schedules out, we know which teams will have to meet more than once in the upcoming Big Ten season. Who has the easiest and hardest of Big Ten schedules, and how could it end up changing the final Big Ten basketball standings in February 2023? Nate Dickinson breaks down the numbers behind the schedule and deciphers who has the toughest schedule in the conference.

Nate starts by trying to figure out who the good teams in the conference are by poring through the latest rankings from offseason early Top 25s. After ranking the Big Ten teams based on that analysis, each team then gets more points for each time it has to play a better team in the conference. Who ends up with the highest strength of schedule score? Part of the Locked On Podcast Network.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices