2026 Big Ten Basketball Media Preseason Poll predicts defending national champion Michigan Wolverines will finish near top
The 2027 Big Ten Basketball Preseason Media Poll was released this week, and the Illinois Fighting Illini were picked to win the conference title, followed by the Michigan State Spartans and defending national champion Michigan Wolverines!
2027 Big Ten Basketball Media Preseason Poll
1. Illinois Fighting Illini (498)
2. Michigan State Spartans (483)
3. Michigan Wolverines (436)
4. UCLA Bruins (375)
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (369)
6. Purdue Boilermakers (347)
7. USC Trojans (340)
8. Ohio State Buckeyes (324)
9. Indiana Hoosiers (292)
10. Iowa Hawkeyes (264)
11. Wisconsin Badgers (240)
12. Maryland Terrapins (203)
13. Minnesota Golden Gophers (168)
14. Oregon Ducks (147)
15. Washington Huskies (116)
16. Northwestern Wildcats (88)
17. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (68)
18. Penn State Nittany Lions (35)
The Big Ten remains one of the nation’s most talented conference’s, headlined by 2027 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year and Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr, and 2026 Final Four Most Outstanding Player and Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau!
2027 All-Big Ten Preseason First Team
- Jeremy Fears Jr. (Michigan State guard)
- Elliot Cadeau (Michigan guard)
- Trey McKenney (Michigan guard)
- Pryce Sandfort (Nebraska forward)
- David Mirkovic (Illinois forward)
2027 All-Big Ten Preseason Second Team
- John Mobley Jr. (Ohio State guard)
- Rodney Rice (USC guard)
- Trent Perry (UCLA guard)
- Andrej Stojakovic (Illinois guard)
- Pharrel Payne (Maryland center)
The Big Ten also has no shortage of elite newcomers, whether it be high school recruits or transfer additions, from UCLA forward Nikola Kusturica and Ohio State forward Anthony Thompson to Illinois backcourt duo Quentin Coleman and Stefan Vaaks.
2027 All-Big Ten Preseason Freshman Team
- Quentin Coleman (Illinois guard)
- Nikola Kusturica (UCLA forward)
- Baba Oladotun (Maryland forward)
- Anthony Thompson (Ohio State forward)
- Christian Collins (USC forward)
2027 All-Big Ten Preseason Transfer Team
- Markus Burton (Indiana guard)
- KJ Lewis (USC guard)
- Stefan Vaaks (Illinois guard)
- Aiden Sherrell (Alabama forward)
- Moustapha Thiam (Michigan center)
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