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Big Ten Men's Picks

Esther Gim

1. Illinois

2. MSU

3. Wisconsin

4. Minnesota

5. N'western

6. Ohio State

7. Michigan

8. Iowa

9. Indiana

10. Purdue

11. Penn State


J. Ryan Mulcrone

The wait is over for Chris Hill, Alan Anderson and Kelvin Torbert as they will take home the 2004-05 Big Ten regular season title. The Spartans will tie with Illinois at 14-2 (losing at Iowa and at Michigan), but get the advantage as the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament.

1-tie. MSU

1-tie. Illinois

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3. Wisconsin

4. Michigan

5. Iowa

6. Ohio State

7-tie. Northwestern

7-tie. Minnesota

9. Indiana

10. Purdue

11. Penn State


Brian Charlton

MSU is going to raise a Big Ten banner this season, but they'll need a big win against Illinois and some help from other conference teams. Expect five teams out of the conference to make the NCAA Tournament in March.

1-tie. MSU

1-tie. Illinois

3. Michigan

4. Wisconsin

5. Iowa

6. Ohio State

7. Indiana

8. Minnesota

9. N'western

10. Purdue

11. Penn State


Matt Bishop

Illinois, MSU and Wisconsin all could have strong years, but it will come down to the overwhelming talent possessed by the Fighting Illini of Illinois.

The Illini are the cream of the crop in this conference, and the cream of the crop in the entire country.

1. Illinois

2. MSU

3. Wisconsin

4. Michigan

5. Iowa

6. Minnesota

7. Ohio State

8. N'western

9. Indiana

10. Purdue

11. Penn State

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