Jul. 22—Illinois is picked to finish 13th in a preseason poll of Big Ten football reporters conducted by , the website for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
The News-Gazette’s Bob Asmussen was one of 27 voters.
1. Ohio State
2. Oregon
3. Penn State
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. USC
7. Wisconsin
8. Nebraska
9. Rutgers
10. Washington
11. Maryland
12. Minnesota
13. Illinois
14. Northwestern
15. UCLA
16. Michigan State
17. Indiana
18. Purdue
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Illinois is picked to finish 14th in a preseason poll of Big Ten football reporters conducted by Kings of the North, a YouTube and podcast outlet.
The News-Gazette’s Bob Asmussen was one of 33 voters.
Here is the complete list:
1. Ohio State
2. Oregon
3. Penn State
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. USC
7. Wisconsin
8. Nebraska
9. Rutgers
10. Washington
11. Maryland
12. Minnesota
13. UCLA
14. Illinois
15. Michigan State
16. Northwestern
17. Indiana
18. Purdue
Twenty-seven voters picked Ohio State to win the Big Ten and six went with Oregon.
Twenty-one said the Big Ten will have three teamsin the College Football Playoffs. Ten said four and two went with two.
The Big Ten media kickoff is scheduled to start Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The conference office doesn’t release a preseason poll, though it will select 12 players to watch.
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
