As you saw in the previous post, the Big Ten only announces the media’s top three teams in its preseason rankings.
Herb Gould of The Chicago Sun-Times conducted his own poll, which includes one media representative from each school, for a complete rundown of the conference. There’s a shift in the top three when comparing the Sun Times poll to the official media poll.
The Sun Times poll has MSU-Ohio State-Illinois while the official media poll has MSU-Ohio State-Purdue. (The injury to Robbie Hummel likely dictated this shift.)
Here’s the complete Sun Times poll:
School, Pts., Last year
1. Michigan State (10) 120 T-1st
2. Ohio State (1) 110 T-1st
3. Illinois 90 5th
4. Purdue 88 T-1st
5. Wisconsin 77 4th
T-6. Minnesota 62 6th
T-6. Northwestern 62 T-7th
8. Indiana 44 T-9th
9. Penn State 32 11th
10. Michigan 28 T-7th
11. Iowa 11 T-9th
