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Michigan St. picked to win Big Ten again (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Michigan State, the national runner-up last season, has been picked in a preseason poll to repeat as Big Ten champions. A 24-member media panel chose Purdue -- which made it to the round of 16 last season -- to finish second and Ohio State to take third. Michigan State's Kalin Lucas, last year's player of the year in the conference, was chosen as preseason player of the year.