CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In the middle of last month, after Maryland lost at Wisconsin, a sense of disappointment surrounded the Terrapins. The team that entered the season with lofty expectations had yet to win a true road contest, and the Terps already had lost three conference games. Three weeks later, here they are - victorious at No. 20 Illinois, winners of six straight Big Ten games, including three on the road, and standing alone atop the Big Ten.