The Big Ten, with its love of collegiality, does not collect a preseason media poll like just about every other league on the planet. Instead, all we'll get when the conference media days kick off Monday in Chicago is a list of "players to watch," whatever that means, from each division.
Thankfully, Cleveland.com's Doug Lesmerises picks up the slack and conducts his own annual preseason media poll. And the votes are in.
In the survey of 39 voters who cover the league, Ohio State has been picked to win the Big Ten title in 2016.