Classes are weeks away from beginning on campus, yet Maryland women’s basketball had one of its biggest crowds in years Wednesday night. The draw was twofold. The Terps were undefeated, the eighth-ranked team in the nation and have legitimate national championship aspirations.

A pair of undefeated Big Ten squads face off on Wednesday, Jan. 8 when the No. 8 Maryland Terrapins host the No. 4 USC Trojans at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Md.

With the expansion of the Big Ten to 18 teams, the landscape of women’s basketball in the conference has changed. After years of the Maryland Terrapins, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes and Ohio State Buckeyes taking their turns at the top of the conference,