The Spartans and Wolverines have combined to at least win a share of the Big Ten men’s basketball regular-season title each of the past four seasons.
According to predictions from conference media, that streak will see another year.
Michigan was picked to finish atop the league standings for the second straight season and Michigan State was placed sixth in the unofficial Big Ten preseason media poll, which was released Wednesday.
The Wolverines are coming off a season where they were crowned league champs — via win percentage due to COVID-19 altering schedules and canceling games — for the first time since 2014 and pulling off a repeat for the fourth time in program history won’t be easy.