The sixth-annual Unauthorized Big Ten Basketball Writers Preview Poll was released over the weekend.
Purdue was picked to finish first and the recently punched-in-the-balls by Kelvin Sampson IU program was selected to finish dead last in the Big Ten.
Here are the results (first place votes are in parenthesis):
1. Purdue (10)
2. Michigan State (5)
3. Wisconsin
4. Ohio State
5. Minnesota
6. Illinois
7. Penn State
8. Michigan
T9. Iowa
T9. Northwestern
11. Indiana
The Pre-season all Big Ten team is:
Robbie Hummel (Purdue)
E’ Twaun Moore (Purdue)
Marcus Landry (Wisconsin)
Manny Harris (Michigan State)
Raymar Morgan (Michigan State)
Hummel was also selected as the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. He is the first Purdue player to be selected since Chad Austin in 1997. Purdue was also selected to win the women’s Big Ten title as well if you are interested in Jump Balls, falling down and traveling violations.
I think this is pretty fair considering that it is a Preseason poll and it is pretty much based on last years results. Obviously Indiana was hurt by the mass exodus that occured last spring summer from their much maligned basketball program. I still think Tom Crean is a good enough coach to get them out of the basement of the Big Ten this year.
