With three teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll, the Big Ten is on track for yet another uber-competitive season.
At the forefront of the conference is No. 6 Rutgers, closely followed by No. 9 Michigan with No. 14 Penn State not too far behind the maize and blue. Outside of those three squads there’s 11 unranked teams in the conference — some of which have made noise in the offseason, while others have laid dormant or simply gotten worse.
Here’s a look around the Big Ten ahead of the rapidly approaching 2022 campaign.
Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights are the conference’s best team on paper.