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