Kevin Willard didn’t panic when Maryland stumbled early in the Big Ten schedule. He just wanted his Terrapins to be in solid position as the calendar turned to February. They’re right on time.

Maryland men's basketball continues to play like one of the best teams in the Big Ten Conference. The Terrapins are winners of four in a row and are 2.5 games b

Many metrics rank the Terps higher than the AP poll, including the NET, BartTorvik, EvanMiya and Haslametrics. KenPom has Maryland at No. 18 and ESPN Basketball Power Index ranked it No. 19. The Terps haven’t been ranked higher since Dec. 5, 2022, when they won the first eight games of Kevin Willard’s tenure.