The University of Illinois and the Illinois Armory will host the 100th Big Ten Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships. This year will feature some of the best teams and athletes in the country with six squads ranking in the USTFCCCA's Top 25. Indiana leads the conference at No. 3, followed by No. 10 Penn State, No. 15 Iowa, No. 16 Wisconsin, No. 20 Minnesota and No. 22 Ohio State.

Defending champion Minnesota will look to claim its second consecutive conference crown. The Golden Gophers recorded 160.50 points over the two-day contest. Ohio State finished runner-up with 112.50 points and Wisconsin was third with 81. Purdue finished fourth with 67 tallies, and Iowa rounded out the top five with 56.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Tuesday the fifth weekly update of the NCAA Division I National Team Rankings for indoor track & field. The Big Ten is tied for first with the Big 12 as the conference with the most top-25 teams in the national poll with six. Indiana, remains in the top-10 at No. 3 while Penn State takes the No. 10 postition. Iowa and Wisconsin take the No. 15 and 16. spots while Minnesota improved five spots in this week's poll to No. 20. Ohio State rounds out the conference at the No. 22 spot in the final tune up before the Big Ten Indoor Championships, slated for Feb. 26-27. 

To view the complete poll, look here.

The conference office announced on Monday the weekly men's indoor track and field awards. Minnesota's Ryan Todhunter earned the nod as Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week, while teammate Micah Hegerle is recognized as the Field Athlete of the Week honoree.

Minnesota's Ryan Todhunter earns his first weekly award of his career after placing first in the 60-meter hurdles last weekend at the Snowshoe Open. Micah Hegerle earns his second weekly award this season after leading Minnesota at the Snowshoe Open last weekend by posting a new school-record and NCAA provisional mark in the weight throw.

To read the complete release, click here.

FEBRUARY 18

IOWA Invitational, All Day

MINNESOTA hosts Snowshoe Open, All Day

WISCONSIN hosts Red and White Open, 4 p.m. ET

FEBRUARY 19

MICHIGAN/MICHIGAN STATE at Silverston Invite, 10 a.m. ET [1]

PURDUE hosts Boilermaker Invitational, 11 a.m. ET

[1] -- Ann Arbor, Mich.

Six conference men's indoor track and field teams landed spots in the USTFCCCA national rankings, led by Indiana who moves up two spots at No. 3.  Penn State checks in at No. 9 while Wisconsin and Iowa are up a spot at No. 13 and 14. Ohio State and Minnesota rounded out the conference representatives. The Buckeyes move to No. 21 while the Golden Gophers make the biggest jump of the group, moving up six spots to No. 25 in Wednesday's poll.

The complete national rankings can be found here.

The conference office announced on Monday the weekly men's indoor track and field awards. Illinois' Andrew Riley earned the nod as Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week, while Indiana's Derek Drouin and Minnesota's Ben Peterson are recognized as Co-Field Athlete of the Week honorees.

Click here for the entire release.

Once known as "The Buckeye Bullet," and eventually the world's greatest athlete of his era, Ohio State's Jesse Owens has been named the No. 3 Big Ten Icon by the Big Ten Network. Presented by Discover and hosted by Keith Jackson, Big Ten Icons continues at 9 PM ET on Sunday.

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Three conference men's indoor track and field teams landed spots in the USTFCCCA national rankings, starting with Indiana who lands in the top-five for the first time this season at No. 5. Penn State also moved up this week, jumping one spot to No. 8. Ohio State rounds out the conference representatives. The Buckeyes remained at the No. 16 spot in Tuesday's poll.

The complete national rankings can be found here.