The Big Ten is expected to, once again, be arguably the most competitive conference in the nation.
That showed as the league was well represented with seven teams appearing in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, which was released Monday.
The group was led by Iowa at No. 5, followed by Wisconsin at No. 7 and Illinois at No. 8
Michigan State checked in at No. 13 while Michigan is No. 25 as coach Juwan Howard begins his season season.
Ohio State is 23rd and Rutgers is 24th.
The 2020-21 season is slated to tip off on Nov.