Michigan State will come up short in its bid to four-peat in the Big Ten and Michigan won’t finish in the bottom half of the standings for a second straight year.
At least, those are the predictions by writers who cover the conference.
Michigan State was picked to finish fourth and Michigan sixth in the unofficial Big Ten preseason media poll, which was released Tuesday.
The Spartans have won at least a share of the regular-season title each of the past three seasons but will face the tall task of replacing star guard Cassius Winston and big man Xavier Tillman.