LOW EXPECTATIONS
Projected Big Ten men’s basketball standings, with total votes (first-place votes in parentheses), in media poll conducted by the Columbus Dispatch and the Indianapolis Star:
1. Purdue 572 (20)
2. Indiana 549 (7)
3. UCLA 510 (2)
4. Illinois 458 (2)
5. Michigan State 448 (1)
6. Oregon 412
7. Rutgers 391
8. Ohio State 369 (1)
9. Michigan 342
10. Maryland 263
11. Iowa 249
12. Wisconsin 212
12. Nebraska 212
14. USC 196
15. Washington 158
16. Northwestern 153
17. Penn State 87
18. GOPHERS 62