O USA TODAY Sports Network released its 2024 Big Ten football preseason poll on Monday ahead of the conference’s media days this week in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The group receives votes from 13 beat writers who cover the conference for USA TODAY. This is the first edition of the poll featuring the 18-team Big Ten in its first season of expanded play. New arrivals Oregon, washington, UCLA, It is USC will likely have a big impact on the season, with the Ducks being the heavy favorites for the title.
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The two teams that met in the national championship game don’t even crack the top two, as 2024 represents a rebuilding year for the Huskies and Wolverines.
It’s always a challenge to predict the end-of-season standings, especially with the conference entering a whole new dynamic this year. However, both preseason polls we’ve looked at so far have Penn State third in the conference.
As we get closer to that point, here’s a complete survey of the 2024 Big Ten football preseason, courtesy of our colleagues at USA TODAY:
1. Ohio State (8 votes for first place)
two. Oregon (5 first place votes)
3. (tie) Michigan
3. (tie) Penn State
5. USC
6. Iowa
7. Wisconsin
8. Nebraska
9. washington
10. Rutgers
11. Maryland
13. Minnesota
14. UCLA
15. Illinois
16. Indiana
17. Northwest
18. Purdue
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