Big Ten basketball preseason media poll: Can Purdue repeat again? Will IU challenge?
This year's Big Ten media preseason poll includes predicted order of finish, player, freshman and transfer of the year, and two all-conference teams.
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Preseason Big Ten Men's Basketball Media Poll
1. Purdue (20) - 572 pts
2. Indiana (7) - 549
3. UCLA (2) - 510
4. Illinois (2) - 458
5. Michigan State (1) - 448
6. Oregon - 412
7. Rutgers - 391
8. Ohio State (1) - 369
9. Michigan - 342
10. Maryland - 263
11. Cockeye - 249
12T. Nebraska - 212
12T. Wisconsin - 212
14. USC - 196
15. Washington - 158
16. Northwestern - 153
17. Penn State - 87
18. Minnesota - 62
Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year
Braden Smith, Purdue (27)
Also Receiving Votes
Oumar Ballo, Indiana (2)
Ace Bailey, Rutgers (2)
Kobe Johnson, UCLA (1)
Payton Sandfort, Cockeye (1)
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Big Ten Preseason Freshman of the Year
Dylan Harper, Rutgers (19.5)
Also Receiving Votes
Ace Bailey, Rutgers (12.5)
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois (1)
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Big Ten Transfer of the Year
Oumar Ballo, Indiana (7)
Also Receiving Votes
Great Osobor, Washington (4)
Myles Rice, Indiana (4)
Vlad Goldin, Michigan (3)
Kylan Boswell, Illinois (2)
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA (1)
Ja'Kobe Gillespie, Maryland (1)
Saint Thomas, USC (1)
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First Team Preseason All-Big Ten
Braden Smith, Purdue (64)
Payton Sandfort, Cockeye (48)
Oumar Ballo, Indiana (47)
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State (34)
Dylan Harper, Rutgers (32)
Second Team Preseason All-Big Ten
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon (30)
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State (26)
Great Osobor, Washington (26)
Ace Bailey, Rutgers (25)
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota (23)
Also Receiving Votes
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern (19)
Malik Reneau, Indiana (19)
Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana (13)
Myles Rice, Indiana (13)
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois (12)
Vlad Goldin, Michigan (11)
Desmond Claude, USC (7)
Julian Reese, Maryland (7)
Dylan Andrews, UCLA (6)
Brice Williams, Nebraska (5)
Jaden Akins, Michigan State (4)
Kylan Boswell, Illinois (4)
Xavier Booker, Michigan State (3)
Kobe Johnson, UCLA (3)
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA (2)
Frankie Fidler, Michigan State (2)
Owen Freeman, Cockeye (2)
Ja'Kobe Gillespie, Maryland (2)
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue (2)
Saint Thomas, USC (2)
Meechie Johnson, Ohio State (1)
Fletcher Loyer, Purdue (1)
Sebastian Mack, UCLA (1)
