With the last full month of conference action quickly approaching, the question surrounding which conference will win a larger share of the top 16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament field has become no closer to being answered.

The Big 10 has flexed its top tier of teams, with four schools entering Wednesday with just one conference loss. That includes No. 3 Michigan (19-1), which needed a late rally at home Tuesday to beat shorthanded and fifth-ranked Nebraska (20-1) 75-72. No. 7 Michigan State (19-2) and No. 9 Illinois (17-3) have also lost just one conference game.

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