Plenty of Big Ten teams have decent records but closer looks at their resumes show the margin for error is thinning, and strengths and weaknesses are being sorted out.

Feast Week is behind us and many Big Ten teams competed at the Players Era tournament. How did Michigan's dominance impact things, or foe's poor play?

A look at the final USA TODAY Sports Network Big Ten women's basketball power rankings before league play resumes.

Regarding the women's program, Jan Jensen's squad earned the No. 11 spot in the NET rankings, which ranks behind fellow Big Ten opponents such as No. 3 UCLA, No. 5 Michigan, No. 9 Maryland, and No. 10 Michigan State.

As non-conference action wraps up for teams around the country, the Big Ten will be getting its final tests outside the conference before the B1G gauntlet begins in January. But for now, there was still plenty that went down this past week that gave us a new perspective on who’s up and who’s not in the Big Ten.

A year ago, the SEC ran away with the prize of top conference in college basketball by producing a whopping 14 NCAA Tournament teams. That remarkable Selection Sunday was made possible by a 59-19 record against teams from the other four high-major leagues. This time around, the league breakdown is far more even.

This game could very well be the Big Ten championship game before the Big Ten championship game. Both Michigan and Purdue have set themselves apart as the two most dominant teams on the hardwood in all of college basketball,

The USC Trojans have one final non-conference matchup vs. UC Santa Cruz on Dec. 21 prior to the start of their full slate of Big Ten games. Here are three storylines to keep in mind as the Trojans begin to shift their focus to conference games.