my top 5 for 2023-24...

[whoopdeedoo]

OSU

INDIANA

IOWA 

MARYLAND

ILLINOIS

[HUD]

Hard to disagree with the first 4 but I disagree on ILLY.  They are over rated.

[Cazzie22]

This conference is going to be brutal this season.  I watched the B1G media days interviews on B1G TV this afternoon and all the schools seemed to have major Conference transfers added to their rosters.  Ohio St looks to be very strong as does Maryland, Indiana and Michigan.  I think Minnesota will be very good and there is Iowa.  I forgot that Purdue finished strong last season. NU finishing in the top half might be a great accomplishment.  Our returnees have to be improved, cut down on turnovers and hope the newbies can at least cover part of the loss of Bourne and Haiby.  A healthy Weidner is huge.

[Huskerfanzzz]

I like that we are being overlooked. I think people are underestimating out talent. Our team seems hungry to me. I like what Coach Williams is saying about the team comraderie and support for one another. Weidner is going to be HUGE, and I heard (from a very reliable source) that White is exceeding any expectations the coaches had of her, as far as skill and intensity, and that her ball handling, passing and defense are the best they've seen in a very long time. If all of this is true, the turnovers should be much improved. 

[HUD]

From my observations watching Darian she is very quick, tough, durable, and proves that height isn't everything.  Great at both ends of the court.  As I said earlier at the end of the season we will wish we had her more than one year.

[whoopdeedoo]

i just get the feeling the teams battling in that 6-7-8-9 and possibly 10 position could do a lot of bouncing around in the standings. 

 

HUD.....Illinois got a couple of transfers that should help them quite a bit. Illinois struggled a bit down the stretch....i may be proven wrong, but, i think the coach (Shauna Green) could very well turn into one of the better coaches in the Big10. we'll see.