Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 15, 2015
Five Big Ten men's basketball teams are ranked in the preseason Coaches Poll, released Thursday.
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Big Ten preseason favorite Maryland paces the conference, at No. 3, trailing just North Carolina and Kentucky, both tied for No. 1.
Michigan State (No. 13), Indiana (No. 15), Wisconsin (No. 17), the reigning Big Ten champ and defending national runner-up, and Purdue (T-No. 24) round out the Big Ten's ranked teams.
Michigan leads all non-ranked teams with 108 votes.