Preseason Big Ten polls: Illini check in at No. 13 and No. 14

Illinois is picked to finish 13th in a preseason poll of Big Ten football reporters conducted by cleveland.com, the website for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.

The News-Gazette's Bob Asmussen was one of 27 voters.

1. Ohio State

2. Oregon

3. Penn State

4. Michigan

5. Iowa

6. USC

7. Wisconsin

8. Nebraska

9. Rutgers

10. Washington

11. Maryland

12. Minnesota

13. Illinois

14. Northwestern

15. UCLA

16. Michigan State

17. Indiana

18. Purdue

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Illinois is picked to finish 14th in a preseason poll of Big Ten football reporters conducted by Kings of the North, a YouTube and podcast outlet.

The News-Gazette's Bob Asmussen was one of 33 voters.

Here is the complete list:

1. Ohio State

2. Oregon

3. Penn State

4. Michigan

5. Iowa

6. USC

7. Wisconsin

8. Nebraska

9. Rutgers

10. Washington

11. Maryland

12. Minnesota

13. UCLA

14. Illinois

15. Michigan State

16. Northwestern

17. Indiana

18. Purdue

Twenty-seven voters picked Ohio State to win the Big Ten and six went with Oregon.

Twenty-one said the Big Ten will have three teamsin the College Football Playoffs. Ten said four and two went with two.

The Big Ten media kickoff is scheduled to start Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The conference office doesn't release a preseason poll, though it will select 12 players to watch.