The UCLA Bruins are in their first season in the Big Ten Conference. With that expansion of the conference, coaches like Mick Cronin are dealing with some new challenges, including handling the travel and a difficult conference schedule.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin is worried about the challenges of playing in the Big Ten due to his team's tough schedule.

The UCLA Bruins are one of four new teams in the Big Ten this year and, over the course of the season, they’re doing their best to learn how to handle the travel in their new conference. For head coach Mick Cronin,

UCLA basketball head coach Mick Cronin explained why his team is having difficulty in the new Big 10 conference.

UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin went on a rant about his team's Big Ten travel schedule after being asked about teams making the trip west

Mick Cronin’s brand of basketball — tough ... So how’s it going for the UCLA coach and his team in their new conference? “We’re struggling with the adjustment to Big Ten basketball,” Cronin acknowledged Thursday. UCLA’s issues go well ...

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin has been on one lately ... The Bruins have made multiple long trips recently during their first season as a member of the Big Ten conference, facing a rigorous travel schedule to play their new in-conference rivals.

Road trips haven't been pleasant for Mick Cronin and the UCLA men's basketball team. They've had to travel all over the country for the past few weeks, specifically from Los Angeles to New York.

Under the leadership of Dusty May, it looked like Michigan was poised to become the next juggernaut in the Big Ten, and while that still might be the case, the Wolverines definitely hit some stumbling blocks with recent road losses to Minnesota and Purdue.

A busy week in the Big Ten created significant volatility in the conference standings. However, those results did lead to significant movement at the bottom of the rankings. Minnesota (2-0), USC (1-0) and Ohio State (1-0) each made big jumps,

Wisconsin basketball (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) fell 85-83 to the UCLA Bruins (13-6, 4-4 Big Ten) on Tuesday night in Westwood, California. The result snapped Wisconsin’s seven-game win streak dating back to Dec. 14. For Mick Cronin’s Bruins, this win was their third against an AP top-25 opponent this season.

That means it is time to keep closer tabs on the goings-on in men’s Big Ten hoops action. This Bracketology series will serve to give an approximate idea of where the conference’s best teams may be seeded in the big dance, but it will also check in on top teams’ recent form as well as their upcoming schedules.