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The unofficial preseason Big Ten Media Poll was released today. The poll is conducted by The Athletic and The Columbus Dispatch, and polls 28 writers from around the conference, two per team. The Michigan State Spartans were selected to finish No. 4 in the Big Ten.
The Illinois Fighting Illini were the favorite, followed by Iowa and Wisconsin. No Spartans earned First-Team honors, either, but Aaron Henry, Joey Hauser, Joshua Langford, and Rocket Watts all received votes.
Big Ten Poll Results:
1. Illinois 376 (16)
2. Iowa 350 (6)
3. Wisconsin 347 (6)
4. Michigan State 323
5. Rutgers 249
6. Michigan 241
7. Ohio State 229
8. Indiana 212
9. Purdue 179
10. Maryland 141
11. Minnesota 121
12. Penn State 72
13. Nebraska 54
14. Northwestern 47
Player of the year votes:
- Luka Garza, Iowa (24)
- Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois (4)
Freshman of the year votes:
- Adam Miller, Illinois (12)
- Khristian Lander, Indiana (10)
- Hunter Dickinson, Michigan (4)
- Zeb Jackson, Michigan (1)
- Ethan Morton, Purdue (1)
First-team All-Big Ten (unanimous selections in caps):
- LUKA GARZA, Iowa (28)
- AYO DOSUNMU, Illinois (28)
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana (24)
- Kofi Cockburn, Illinois (11)
- Nate Reuvers, Wisconsin (11)
- Franz Wagner, Michigan (11)
Also receiving votes: Marcus Carr, Minnesota (7); Aaron Henry, Michigan State (7); Geo Baker, Rutgers (6); Joey Hauser, Michigan State (2); Joshua Langford, Michigan State (1); Micah Potter, Wisconsin (1); D’Mitrik Trice, Wisconsin (1); Rocket Watts, Michigan State (1); Joe Wieskamp, Iowa (1).
Who participated for the media:
Scott Richey — Illinois | Champaign News-Gazette
Jeremy Werner — Illinois | 247Sports
Alex Bozich — Indiana | Inside the Hall
Zach Osterman — Indiana | Indianapolis Star
Mark Emmert — Iowa | Des Moines Register
Chad Leistikow — Iowa | Des Moines Register
Andy Kostka — Maryland | The Washington Times
Emily Giambalvo — Maryland | The Washington Post
Dylan Burkhardt — Michigan | UMHoops
Brendan Quinn — Michigan | The Athletic
Matt Charboneau — Michigan State | The Detroit News
Graham Couch — Michigan State | Lansing State Journal
Marcus Fuller — Minnesota | Star Tribune
Ryan James — Minnesota | 247Sports
Chris Basnett — Nebraska | Lincoln Journal Star
Sam McKewon — Nebraska | Omaha World-Herald
Teddy Greenstein — Northwestern | @PointsBetUSA
Shannon Ryan — Illinois/Northwestern | Chicago Tribune
Adam Jardy — Ohio State | The Columbus Dispatch
Bill Landis — Ohio State | The Athletic
Audrey Snyder — Penn State | The Athletic
David Jones — Penn State | Harrisburg Patriot-News
Mike Carmin — Purdue | The Lafayette Journal & Courier
Brian Neubert — Purdue | Rivals
Jerry Carino — Rutgers | Asbury Park Press
James Kratch — Rutgers | NJ.com
Jim Polzin — Wisconsin | Wisconsin State Journal
Jeff Potrykus — Wisconsin | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel