A media pre season poll of Big Ten beat writers selectedIndianato win the league title, following a survey of coaches around the country released last week that had the Hoosiers listed as the top team in the nation.

Michigan is favored to finish second in the conference, followed by Ohio State and then Michigan State. Last year, it was a three way tie for the regular season title between M-S-U, the U-of-M andOhioState.