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The Big Ten media is not particularly high on the Spartans entering the 2023 season.
The annual Big Ten football preseason media poll has been released and Michigan State is listed to finish in the bottom half of the Big Ten East Division. The poll has Michigan State at No. 5 in the division, behind Maryland and only ahead of Rutgers and Indiana.
Michigan was the top pick to win the Big Ten East Division with 27 first-place votes and Wisconsin was the pick for the West Division with 20 first-place votes.
Check out the complete poll below:
Big Ten preseason media poll fit via @nwbaird
East
1-Michigan (27 1st place votes)
2-Ohio State (8)
3-Penn State (2)
4-Maryland
5-Michigan State
6-Rutgers
7-IndianaWest
1-Wisconsin (20)
2-Iowa (16)
3-Minnesota (1)
4-Illinois
5-Nebraska
6-Purdue
7-Northwestern— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 25, 2023
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