The Big Ten conference does not hold official preseason voting anymore, but every year since 2011 cleveland.com conducts an unofficial one, polling the league’s 39 writers. It should be no surprise that Rutgers was picked to finish last in the East division. Rutgers was an unanimous last place selection by all the preseason publications, which we covered here: Lindy’s I Athlon I ESPN I Sporting News
If head coach Chris Ash wants to employ an “Us against the world” motivational tactic, he has plenty of bulletin board material to do so.