An annual media poll of 28 outlets conducted by Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch and Brendan Quinn of the Athletic was released by multiple outlets on Monday.
The group collectively picks Indiana to finish sixth in this year’s league race.
Much like the Big Ten’s official media poll released last week, no IU players were named to the league’s two preseason All-Big Ten squads.
Freshman forward Mackenzie Mgbako was voted the preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Here are the full results of the poll:
Player of the year
Zach Edey, Purdue (27)
Also receiving votes: Tyson Walker, Michigan State (1)
Freshman of the year
Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana (19)
Also receiving votes: DeShawn Harris-Smith, Maryland (5); Xavier Booker, Michigan State (2); Myles Colvin, Purdue, and Scotty Middleton, Ohio State (1)
Transfer of the year
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State (14)
Also receiving votes: Olivier Nkamhoua, Michigan (6); Jamison Battle, Ohio State (4); Kel’el Ware, Indiana, and AJ Storr, Wisconsin (2)
Big Ten media poll
1 Purdue 388 (24)
2 Michigan State 368 (4)
3 Maryland 304
4 Illinois 301
5 Wisconsin 276
6 Indiana 244
7 Ohio State 228
8 Northwestern 195
9 Iowa 164
10 Rutgers 147
11 Michigan 131
12 Nebraska 90
13 Penn State 71
14 Minnesota 33
First team All-Big Ten, votes
Zach Edey, Purdue, 56*
Jahmir Young, Maryland 55
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois 55
Tyson Walker, Michigan State 46
Boo Bouie, Northwestern 45
Second team All-Big Ten, votes
Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers, 36
AJ Hoggard, Michigan State, 26
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State, 11
Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska, 11
Coleman Hawkins, Illinois, 8
*— unanimous
Also receiving votes: Bruce Thornton, Ohio State 7; Julian Reese, Maryland 6; Steven Crowl, Wisconsin 5; Dawson Garcia, Minnesota 5; Braden Smith, Purdue 5; Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin 4; Xavier Johnson, Indiana 4; Zed Key, Ohio State 4; Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana 4; Payton Sandfort, Iowa 4; Jaden Akins, Michigan State 3; Connor Essegian, Wisconsin 3; Olivier Nkamhoua, Michigan 3; Tony Perkins, Iowa 3; Jamison Battle, Ohio State 2; Fletcher Loyer, Purdue 2; AJ Storr, Wisconsin 2; Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin 2; Malik Hall, Michigan State 1; Ben Krikke, Iowa 1; Donta Scott, Maryland 1; Kel’el Ware, Indiana 1
Indiana opens the 2023-24 season on Nov. 7 against Florida Gulf Coast.
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