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Official Unofficial Big Ten Media 2018-2019 Predictions & Nebraska getting some national love


From the article link above...
That’s where the uniform selections end, though. The predicted Big Ten standings submitted for this poll resemble a scatter plot. Nebraska is picked to finish as high as second and as low as 11th. Purdue is picked by one writer to win the league and by three other voters to finish eighth. Maryland spans the ballots from No. 3 to No. 8. Averaged out, the preseason poll offers a long view of a league that, according to those making the predictions, is marked most distinctly by parity.
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The official unofficial preseason Big Ten media poll
1. Michigan State (386)
2. Michigan (360)
3. Indiana (305)
4. Nebraska (293)
5. Purdue (269)
6. Wisconsin (263)
7. Maryland (240)
8. Ohio State (177)
9. Minnesota (168)
10. Iowa (154)
11. Penn State (134)
12. Northwestern (95)
13. Illinois (65)
14. Rutgers (31)
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First Team All-Conference
Carsen Edwards, Purdue (28)
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (28)
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska (23)
Cassius Winston, Michigan State (16)
Juwan Morgan, Indiana (12)
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See how the media voted at this link.
 
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Brendan Quinn on his view of Nebraska in the article...
When it comes to Nebraska, the fact is, if the Huskers wore Purdue’s uniforms or Michigan’s uniforms, a lot of people would be lining up to pick them to win the league. For Nebraska, it’s always a matter of faith — believing a program with one NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998 can be any good. For Tim Miles’ sake, this year’s team has to deliver a top-four finish. It returns over 70 percent of its scoring for a team that won 22 games, including eight of the last nine in the regular season. The trio of James Palmer, Isaac Copeland Jr. and Glynn Watson Jr. is good enough to produce an NCAA Tournament appearance. The reason for my faith, though, is Isaiah Roby, one of the most multifaceted players in the league. If Roby can play the way he did down the stretch last season, and the rest of the Huskers live up to their talent, this third-place finish is well within reason.
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Quinn on Palmer...
I chose Palmer fourth with a twinge of hesitation. At the end of the day, though, he’s probably the most indispensable swingman in the league. He’s a fifth-year senior who averaged 17.2 points last year. My pause came because, for as natural of a scorer as Palmer is, he shot 18 percent on 3s in the final nine games of the season and finished at 36.5 percent.
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Christopher Heady of the OWH and Chris Basnett of the LJS were voted for the media that cover Nebrasketball.

 


From link above...
16. Nebraska: James Palmer Jr. and Isaac Copeland Jr., didn’t come back to go to another NIT. The Huskers won 13 games in the Big Ten last season. They should do the same again but this time earn a bid.

AP prediction: 15-20.
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Other B1G Teams:
Michigan State #11
Purdue #17
Indiana #21
Michigan #24
Wisconsin #30
Minnesota #31
 
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JAMES PALMER, NEBRASKA
Bossi's high school lookback: A summertime teammate of the previously mentioned Booth on DC-based Team Takeover,
James Palmer looked like a solid ACC pickup for Miami. He had some athleticism, he had some toughness and he could score off the dribble.

Why he's a senior value: Frankly, Palmer's first two seasons at Miami were a major disappointment. But after transferring and redshirting for a year at Nebraska, he emerged as one of the Big Ten's top players last season. Tim Miles and the Huskers really need to find their way into the NCAA Tournament this year and to do so, Palmer is going to have to raise his game to an even higher level.
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Shadow of the Dome said:
This writer got jokes....

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/24933783/big-ten-preseason-power-rankings

Huskers @ #9
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From the link...
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers: Last season, the Cornhuskers finished with 22 wins and a 13-5 record in the Big Ten but failed to make the NCAA tournament in part because the league was weaker than expected but also because Tim Miles' team faced only Purdue, Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State once in 2017-18. That impacted their league record. But James Palmer Jr. (17.2 PPG) and Isaac Copeland Jr. (12.9 RPG) return to lead a veteran roster that should position the program to compete for its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2014.
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