It looks like the Big Ten is going to represent really well at the NCAA Tournament, according to the latest projections from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi. Lunardi currently has 10 Big Ten teams in the field of 68.

Based on simple math, it would mean the Big 10 has the best chance to win the NCAA Tournament based on the quantity of teams. But which one has the best shot?

Robbie Hummel, speaking on the ESPN broadcast of Ohio State-Iowa, two of the teams Lunardi has in the tournament according to his projections, made his pick from the litter of the Big Ten.

“To win the whole thing? I would go Illinois,” Hummel said. “I think with the Illini’s mixture of Ayo Dosunmu as an elite guard, Kofi Cockburn, Giorgi Bezhanishvili in the front court, I think they can guard you, they can play you a lot of different ways. They can go small with Alan Griffin at the four. I really like Illinois. I think they’ve had some rough spots, but I think they’re going to get hot late in the season and find a way in the Big Ten Tournament.”

The 10 teams from the Big Ten currently projected to go to the NCAA Tournament, including Illinois, are Maryland, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Indiana.

The Fighting Illini broke a four game losing streak to improve to 17-9 on the season, when they went on the road and defeated Penn State 62-56 on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions were ranked as high as No. 9 overall, making arguably the biggest win of the season.

Illinois also defeated previously No. 5 Michigan back in December 71-62 at home.

Led by Dosunmu, who averages 16.2 points per game (leads team), 4.3 rebounds per game and 3.2 assists per game (leads team), the Fighting Illini got a much needed and resume boosting win over Penn State.

It’s one thing to rise to the occasion one more time in the closing seconds. It’s another to do it against a top-10 team on the road playing hurt.

That’s the 'Mamba mentality' (Illini Inquirer’s Derek Piper wrote). In fitting fashion, Dosunmu had 24 points in a signature win at No. 9 Penn State.

“Having that Mamba mentality, I just knew that our team needed a win. This would be a big win,” Dosunmu said. “So I just wanted to come out here and do whatever I can to help my team win.”

“He did what really, really good players do,” Brad Underwood said. “He elevates his game, he makes the right play. He was spectacular tonight. He closes games like most players of his caliber do.”

Illinois is back in action on Monday when they host Nebraska at 8 PM EST on Big Ten Network. Right now, Illinois would grab the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, but they are tied for 3rd place with a 9-6 conference record with Iowa and Michigan State and just one game behind Penn State for the No. 2 seed in the conference.