After tying for seventh in last year’s Big Ten Conference race, the University of Wisconsin volleyball team is picked to finish second this year.
The Badgers, who were 11-9 in Big Ten matches in 2017, are picked to finish behind reigning NCAA and Big Ten champion Nebraska in a poll of league coaches released Tuesday.
Minnesota, which finished third, is picked to finish third again. Penn State is picked fourth followed by Illinois. The Illini are followed by Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan State, Iowa, Northwestern, Indiana, Maryland and Rutgers.
The season opens Aug. 24-25 at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the Target Center, the site of the 2018 NCAA championships, in Minneapolis.