USATSI Michigan is the heavy favorite to emerge as Big Ten champions for a third consecutive season, according to the annual cleveland.com Big Ten preseason media poll released Tuesday. The Wolverines received 27 of 37 possible first-place votes in the Big Ten East, while 27 voters also predicted that Michigan will topple whomever emerges from the West division. Ohio State landed eight first-place votes as the Buckeyes look to reclaim superiority in the league amid the Wolverines’ resurgence under coach Jim Harbaugh. Penn State also tallied two first-place votes in the division. In the West, Wisconsin narrowly edged Iowa by a 20-16 mark in first-place votes despite the fact that the Badgers are led by a first-year coach in Luke Fickell. Minnesota also received one first-place vote. Four different schools have represented the Big Ten West in the league’s championship game each of the past four seasons. By contrast, the…
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