2025-26 media poll ballots.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z	AA	AB	AC
1	18	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Michigan	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Michigan	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Michigan	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue
2	17	Michigan	Illinois	Michigan	Purdue	Michigan	UCLA	Michigan	Michigan	Purdue	Michigan	Michigan	Illinois	Michigan	Illinois	Michigan	Michigan	UCLA	Michigan	Purdue	Michigan	Michigan	Illinois	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan
3	16	UCLA	Michigan	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	Illinois	Illinois	Illinois	Illinois	Oregon	UCLA	Michigan	UCLA	Michigan	UCLA	Illinois	Michigan	UCLA	Washington	Oregon	Illinois	Michigan	UCLA	Illinois	UCLA	Illinois	Illinois	UCLA
4	15	Illinois	UCLA	Wisconsin	Michigan State	Washington	Michigan	UCLA	Oregon	Oregon	UCLA	Michigan State	Indiana	Michigan State	Indiana	Oregon	Oregon	Oregon	Illinois	Iowa	UCLA	UCLA	Michigan State	Oregon	UCLA	Illinois	UCLA	Wisconsin	Illinois
5	14	Wisconsin	Washington	Oregon	Illinois	Wisconsin	Michigan State	Oregon	Michigan State	UCLA	Wisconsin	Illinois	Michigan State	Oregon	Washington	Michigan State	Maryland	Ohio State	Michigan State	Ohio State	Michigan State	Michigan State	UCLA	Michigan State	Iowa	Oregon	Oregon	UCLA	Wisconsin
6	13	Oregon	Oregon	Michigan State	Oregon	Illinois	Iowa	Michigan State	UCLA	Michigan State	Illinois	Wisconsin	Iowa	Illinois	Iowa	Illinois	UCLA	Michigan State	Oregon	UCLA	Illinois	Oregon	Oregon	Ohio State	Oregon	Michigan State	Wisconsin	Oregon	Michigan State
7	12	Michigan State	Iowa	Illinois	Wisconsin	Oregon	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Michigan State	Iowa	UCLA	Wisconsin	Michigan State	Wisconsin	Michigan State	Illinois	Ohio State	Indiana	Wisconsin	Washington	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Indiana	Wisconsin	Michigan State	Michigan State	Ohio State
8	11	USC	Michigan State	Washington	Indiana	USC	Maryland	Iowa	Ohio State	Ohio State	Washington	Oregon	Wisconsin	Ohio State	Oregon	Ohio State	Wisconsin	Indiana	Iowa	Illinois	USC	Wisconsin	Ohio State	Illinois	Michigan State	USC	Ohio State	Iowa	USC
9	10	Iowa	Wisconsin	Iowa	Iowa	Indiana	Ohio State	Ohio State	Maryland	Washington	Iowa	Indiana	Ohio State	Washington	Ohio State	Washington	Iowa	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Oregon	Maryland	Ohio State	Iowa	Iowa	Washington	Ohio State	USC	USC	Oregon
10	9	Indiana	Ohio State	Indiana	USC	Iowa	Oregon	Indiana	Indiana	Maryland	USC	USC	Oregon	USC	UCLA	USC	Washington	Iowa	Maryland	Michigan State	Indiana	Maryland	Indiana	USC	Ohio State	Iowa	Iowa	Indiana	Iowa
11	8	Washington	Indiana	USC	Maryland	Northwestern	Indiana	Maryland	Washington	USC	Ohio State	OhioState	Maryland	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Nebraska	Indiana	Maryland	Indiana	Nebraska	Ohio State	Iowa	Washington	Maryland	Wisconsin	Indiana	Maryland	Ohio State	Indiana
12	7	Ohio State	USC	Maryland	Ohio State	Michigan State	USC	USC	USC	Nebraska	Indiana	Washington	Washington	Iowa	Nebraska	Iowa	Nebraska	Nebraska	Minnesota	USC	Iowa	USC	USC	Indiana	Maryland	Maryland	Washington	Washington	Maryland
13	6	Maryland	Maryland	Ohio State	Northwestern	Ohio State	Washington	Washington	Northwestern	Iowa	Maryland	Maryland	USC	Nebraska	Maryland	Maryland	USC	USC	USC	Maryland	Washington	Indiana	Nebraska	Nebraska	Nebraska	Northwestern	Indiana	Maryland	Nebraska
14	5	Nebraska	Nebraska	Northwestern	Rutgers	Maryland	Nebraska	Nebraska	Nebraska	Indiana	Nebraska	Nebraska	Rutgers	Northwestern	USC	Northwestern	Ohio State	Washington	Nebraska	Wisconsin	Northwestern	Northwestern	Maryland	Washington	Minnesota	Washington	Nebraska	Nebraska	Northwestern
15	4	Minnesota	Northwestern	Nebraska	Washington	Minnesota	Minnesota	Northwestern	Minnesota	Northwestern	Northwestern	Northwestern	Nebraska	Maryland	Northwestern	Indiana	Minnesota	Northwestern	Washington	Northwestern	Minnesota	Nebraska	Northwestern	Rutgers	USC	Nebraska	Northwestern	Minnesota	Washington
16	3	Northwestern	Minnesota	Minnesota	Nebraska	Nebraska	Northwestern	Rutgers	Iowa	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Northwestern	Indiana	Minnesota	Rutgers	Northwestern	Rutgers	Rutgers	Penn State	Nebraska	Minnesota	Minnesota	Northwestern	Northwestern	Minnesota	Minnesota	Northwestern	Minnesota
17	2	Penn State	Rutgers	Penn State	Minnesota	Penn State	Rutgers	Minnesota	Penn State	Penn State	Penn State	Penn State	Minnesota	Penn State	Penn State	Minnesota	Penn State	Minnesota	Northwestern	Minnesota	Rutgers	Penn State	Rutgers	Minnesota	Rutgers	Rutgers	Penn State	Penn State	Rutgers
18	1	Rutgers	Penn State	Rutgers	Penn State	Rutgers	Penn State	Penn State	Rutgers	Rutgers	Rutgers	Rutgers	Penn State	Rutgers	Rutgers	Penn State	Rutgers	Penn State	Penn State	Rutgers	Penn State	Rutgers	Penn State	Penn State	Penn State	Penn State	Rutgers	Rutgers	Penn State
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20	Player of the Year	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Yaxel Lendeborg	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Donovan Dent	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith
21	Freshman of the Year	Trey McKenney	Darius Adams	Kayden Mingo	Kayden Mingo	Omer Mayer	Cam Ward	Kayden Mingo	Cam Ward	Cam Ward	Hannes Steinbach	Trey McKenney	Darius Adams	Alijah Arenas	Omer Mayer	Hannes Steinbach	Amare Bynum	Trey McKenney	Hannes Steinbach	Hannes Steinbach	Trey McKenney	Mihailo Petrovic	Omer Mayer	Darius Adams	Hannes Steinbach	Kayden Mingo	Kayden Mingo	Kayden Mingo	Trey McKenney
22	Transfer of the Year	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Donovan Dent	Donovan Dent	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Bennett Stirtz	Donovan Dent	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Donovan Dent	Bennett Stirtz	Donovan Dent	Bennett Stirtz	Yaxel Lendeborg	Donovan Dent	Donovan Dent	Donovan Dent	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Bennett Stirtz
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24	First Team All-Big Ten	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Donovan Dent	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith	Braden Smith
25		Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bennett Stirtz	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bennett Stirtz	Nick Martinelli	Bennett Stirtz	Trey Kaufman-Renn	John Blackwell	Bennett Stirtz	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bennett Stirtz	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bennett Stirtz	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bruce Thornton	Yaxel Lendeborg	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bruce Thornton	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bruce Thornton	Bennett Stirtz	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn
26		Tomislav Ivisic	Donovan Dent	Yaxel Lendeborg	Donovan Dent	Yaxel Lendeborg	Donovan Dent	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn	John Blackwell	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bruce Thornton	Yaxel Lendeborg	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Nick Martinelli	Nick Martinelli	Donovan Dent	Donovan Dent	Bennett Stirtz	Donovan Dent	Bruce Thornton	Yaxel Lendeborg	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Donovan Dent	Bruce Thornton	Nick Martinelli	John Blackwell	Bruce Thornton
27		Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Yaxel Lendeborg	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Tyler Bilodeau	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bennett Stirtz	Nick Martinelli	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bruce Thornton	Yaxel Lendeborg	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Donovan Dent	Braden Smith	Nick Martinelli	Yaxel Lendeborg	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Bruce Thornton	Bennett Stirtz	Bennett Stirtz
28		Bennett Stirtz	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Yaxel Lendeborg	Nick Martinelli	Nate Bittle	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Donovan Dent	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Yaxel Lendeborg	Nick Martinelli	Nate Bittle	Bruce Thornton	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Andrej Stojakovic	Quimari Peterson	Nate Bittle	Bennett Stirtz	Bruce Thornton	Nate Bittle	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Yaxel Lendeborg	Nate Bittle	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Yaxel Lendeborg
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30	Second Team All-Big Ten	Donovan Dent	Bruce Thornton	Nick Martinelli	Bruce Thornton	Bennett Stirtz	John Blackwell	Bennett Stirtz	Jackson Shelstad	Bruce Thornton	Nate Bittle	John Blackwell	Bennett Stirtz	Donovan Dent	Jackson Shelstad	Donovan Dent	Bennett Stirtz	Bennett Stirtz	Bruce Thornton	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Jackson Shelstad	Tyler Bilodeau	Tyler Bilodeau	Donovan Dent	Bruce Thornton	Bennett Stirtz	Jackson Shelstad	Bruce Thornton	John Blackwell
31		Nate Bittle	John Blackwell	John Blackwell	Lamar Wilkerson	John Blackwell	Bruce Thornton	Bruce Thornton	Bruce Thornton	Donovan Dent	Bruce Thornton	Tucker DeVries	John Blackwell	John Blackwell	Tyler Bilodeau	Tucker DeVries	Jackson Shelstad	Tomislav Ivisic	Nick Martinelli	Bruce Thornton	John Blackwell	John Blackwell	Nate Bittle	John Blackwell	Jackson Shelstad	John Blackwell	Tyler Bilodeau	Andrej Stojakovic	Nick Martinelli
32		John Blackwell	Nick Martinelli	Jackson Shelstad	Nick Martinelli	Nate Bittle	Andrej Stokaovic	Jackson Shelstad	Donovan Dent	Andrej Stokaovic	Jackson Shelstad	Nick Martinelli	Andrej Stojakovic	Jackson Shelstad	Fletcher Loyer	Bennett Stirtz	John Blackwell	Jackson Shelstad	Bennett Stirtz	Tucker DeVries	Bennett Stirtz	Desmond Claude	Nick Martinelli	Bennett Stirtz	Tucker DeVries	Jackson Shelstad	John Blackwell	Nick Martinelli	Nate Bittle
33		Bruce Thornton	Tomislav Ivisic	Bruce Thornton	John Blackwell	Bruce Thornton	Tucker DeVries	John Blackwell	Nick Martinelli	Tucker DeVries	John Blackwell	Coen Carr	Jaxon Kohler	Bruce Thornton	Yaxel Landeborg	Nate Bittle	Rienk Mast	Nick Martinelli	Jackson Shelstad	Nick Martinelli	Nick Martinelli	Yaxel Lendeborg	Bennett Stirtz	Yaxel Lendeborg	Morez Johnson	Nick Martinelli	Yaxel Lendeborg	Yaxel Lendeborg	Donovan Dent
34		Nick Martinelli	Nate Bittle	Nate Bittle	Jackson Shelstad	Wesley Yates III	Nate Bittle	Nate Bittle	Tomislav Ivisic	Nate Bittle	Nick Martinelli	Tomislav Ivisic	Nate Bittle	Tomislav Ivisic	Bruce Thornton	Rienk Mast	Pharrel Payne	Nate Bittle	Coen Carr	Devin Royal	Yaxel Lendeborg	Nick Martinelli	Andrej Stojakovic	Oscar Cluff	Oscar Cluff	Nate Bittle	Donovan Dent	Nate Bittle	Tomislav Ivisic
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37	Writer	Jeremy Werner	Scott Richey	Alex Bozich	Zach Osterman	Tyler Tachman	Chad Leistikow	Patrick Stevens	George Gerbo	Brendan Quinn	Dylan Burkhardt	Graham Couch	Chris Solari	Ryan James	Andy Greder	Robin Washut	Wilson Moore	Steve Helwagen	Adam Jardy	Jon Sauber	Chris Hansen	Brian Neubert	Nathan Baird	Jerry Carino	Brian Fonseca	David Woods	Percy Allen	Michael McCleary	John Steppe
38		247Sports	Champaign News-Gazette	Inside the Hall	Indianapolis Star	The Des Moines Register	The Des Moines Register	Washington Post	Washington Times	The Athletic	UMHoops	Lansing State Journal	Detroit Free Press	247Sports	St. Paul Pioneer Press	On3	Omaha World-Herald	247Sports	The Columbus Dispatch	Centre Daily Times	The Register Guard	Rivals	Indianapolis Star	Asbury Park Press	NJ.com	247Sports	Seattle Times	Wisconsin State Journal	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
39		(Illinois)	(Illinois)	(Indiana)	(Indiana)	(Iowa)	(Iowa)	(Maryland)	(Maryland)	(Michigan)	(Michigan)	(Michigan State)	(Michigan State)	(Minnesota)	(Minnesota)	(Nebraska)	(Nebraska)	(Ohio State)	(Ohio State)	(Penn State)	(Oregon)	(Purdue)	(Purdue)	(Rutgers)	(Rutgers)	(UCLA)	(Washington)	(Wisconsin)	(Wisconsin)
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43	RESULTS
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45	Standings (first-place votes in parenthesis)
46	1. Purdue, 501 (25)
47	2. Michigan, 472 (3)
48	3. UCLA, 417
49	4. Illinois, 411
50	5. Oregon, 338
51	6. Michigan State, 360
52	7. Wisconsin, 328
53	8. Iowa, 278
54	9. Ohio State, 272
55	10. Indiana, 245
56	11. Washington, 239
57	12. USC, 227
58	13. Maryland, 210
59	14. Nebraska, 149
60	15. Northwestern, 119
61	16. Minnesota, 95
62	17. Rutgers, 54
63	18. Penn State, 43
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65	Player of the year:
66	Braden Smith, 23
67
68	Also receiving votes
69	Trey Kaufman-Renn, 3
70	Yaxel Lendeborg, Donovan Dent, 1
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72	Freshman of the year:
73	Kayden Mingo, 6
74
75	Also receiving votes
76	Trey McKenney and Hannes Steinbach (5); Darius Adams, Omer Mayer, Cam Ward, (3); Alijah Arenas, Amare Bynum, Mihailo Petrovic (1)
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78
79	Transfer of the year:
80	Yaxel Lendeborg, 11
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82	Also receiving votes
83	Bennett Stirtz (9); Donovan Dent (8)
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88	First Team All-Big Ten (unanimous selections in all caps)
89	BRADEN SMITH
90	Trey Kaufman-Renn (55)
91	Yaxel Lendeborg (51)
92	Donovan Dent (43)
93	Bennett Stirtz (42)
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95	Second Team All-Big Ten
96	Bruce Thornton (38)
97	Nick Martinelli (32)
98	Nate Bittle (24)
99	John Blackwell (24)
100	Jackson Shelstad (14)