Northwestern is coming off of a 10-3 season and a second-place finish in the Big Ten West, but that doesn’t mean the Wildcats are getting any respect from the Big Ten media.
The sixth annual Big Ten preseason football poll was released Friday, and Iowa emerged as the overwhelming favorite in the division. The Hawkeyes received 33 first-place votes, while the second-place team, Nebraska, only got three.
Despite all this, one brave soul predicted a Michigan vs. Northwestern Big Ten Championship, while the majority predicted Ohio State vs. Iowa.
Of course, this is not an official Big Ten poll; no such poll exists.