Michigan Dominates Preseason Polls as Big Ten Favorite

In the 13th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll, Michigan has been chosen as the clear favorite to win the Big Ten Conference, with 27 out of 37 voters picking them as the projected conference champion. Ohio State, the previous three-time preseason favorite, received only eight votes. Penn State was chosen by two voters. Wisconsin narrowly edged out Iowa as the favorite in the West Division. The poll suggests a potential rematch between Michigan and Ohio State in the championship game.