Wisconsin hasn't finished outside the top four in the Big Ten Conference since 2000-01.

The Big Ten media has a different opinion of the Badgers heading into 2017-18.

UW was picked to finish seventh in the media poll, which would be the program's worst finish since the 1997-98 season where they finished 3-13 in the Big Ten.

The official unofficial B10 media poll is back and Michigan State is on top



All that, plus a history lesson, here:https://t.co/UFBhRfAsrz pic.twitter.com/lT0KrXIcc8 — Brendan F. Quinn (@BFQuinn) October 17, 2017





Michigan State was tabbed as the preseason favorite.

Junior center Ethan Happ was named preseason All-Big Ten, just one of two unanimous selections along with MSU's Miles Bridges.