× Thanks for reading! Log in to continue. Enjoy more articles by logging in or creating a free account. No credit card required. Log in Sign up {{featured_button_text}}

After a one-season hiatus, the Big Ten basketball preseason media poll has returned.

And Nebraska is in a familiar spot.

The Huskers are picked 13th by a panel of 28 writers in the poll, ahead of only Rutgers, after finishing last season 12-19 with a loss to Penn State in the play-in round of the Big Ten Tournament.

While the media poll is unofficial and only just came out Tuesday, Nebraska coach Tim Miles already had a pretty good handle on where his team might fall in the eyes of those outside of Lincoln.

"I think we’re going to be a lot better. I think we can make a charge, and I’m glad nobody’s talking about us," Miles said earlier this month. "That’s just fine. I’ll talk about us. That’s my job."

Miles will do more talking Thursday. That's when Big Ten Media Day will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which will also host the Big Ten Tournament in late February.

Michigan State was the unanimous choice to win the league title, with Spartans sophomore Miles Bridges the unanimous preseason player of the year. MSU forward Jaren Jackson Jr. was a near-unanimous choice for freshman of the year, earning 27 of 28 votes.