mmmmq 7V7 -W -w_- 70 -IV 7*7 The Michigan Daily-Thursday, J Page 4-Thursday, January 7, 1982-The Michigan Daily .w.. w y ..w;~n ,..' if .- op C3 '0 M' J':i '.' ir' -,'I.r'-i'; yvr;Yr:..... ::. ::. y : giaGi+.:} %;:::n::."x}w:: r:-:-.' 'y:"}Y {jrr}:3i ^i!sii_.'{, .,:":"iti':{S.: ,.l:.? y:;::$i;.}ifi.}{: :4i: :>,.":<;:a[ii.'........... . i';"}. :fi;"Yi:":ti-:": ii-: :"?Y;.tii-i: eighth academics on its teams. Thus, it is not surprising that one of the goals of the Wildcats is academically oriented. "One goal that we have, is that we expect our seniors to graduate on time," said Northwestern head coach Rich Falk. The Big Ten season lies just ahead, and what a season it should be. There are absolutely no runaway favorites this year, and as many as six teams have a realistic shot at the title. The championship could still be up for grabs for two, three, or even four teams on the last day of the season, with the eventual champions winning less than 12 games! That's how even matched the top teams are, and that's why it's so hard to predict the Big ten finish this year. Never- theless, the Daily basketball beat of Mark Fischer, Larry Freed, John Kerr, Ron Pollack, and Bob Wojnowski have given it a shot, and the rankings below are what we came up with. The Top Four are the same in each case, with Indiana and Iowa garnering two firsts apiece, and Minnesota one. In- terestingly,Minnesotaeeked out the Number one spot in the consensus rankings despite the fact it received only one top ranking out of five. For a team-by-team rundown, see pages 16 and 17. Fish Tales 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Indiana Purdue Minnesota Iowa Illinois Ohio State Michigan State Wisconsin MICHIGAN Northwestern Freed's Follies 1. Indiana 2. Minnesota 3. Iowa 4. Purdue 5. Illinois 6. MICHIGAN 7. Michigan State 8. Ohio State 9. Northwestern 10. Wisconsin Kerr's Krackers 1. Minnesota 2. Iowa 3. Indiana 4. Purdue 5. Ohio State 6. Illinois 7. MICHIGAN 8. Michigan State 9. Northwestern 10. Wisconsin Pollack's Picks 1. Iowa 2. Minnesota 3. Indiana 4. Purdue 5. Illinois 6. Michigan State 7. Ohio State 8. MICHIGAN 9. Northwestern 10. Wisconsin Wojf's Wagers 1. Iowa 2. Minnesota 3. Indiana 4. Purdue 5. Michigan State 6. MICHIGAN 7. Illinois 8. Ohio State 9. Northwestern 10. Wisconsin Consensus 1. Minnesota 2. Iowa - 2. Indiana 4. Purdue 5. Illinois 6. Michigan State 7. Ohio State 8. MICHIGAN 9. Northwestern 10. Wisconsin Final 1980-81 i Smith ...leads MSU anyone in the league, but our lack of experience could spell the difference." The MSU mentor may be right, for the Spartans have speed, good suze, depth, and a good coach in Heathcoate himself. -MARK FISCHER 7. Ohio State Last year much was expected of the Ohio State Buckeyes and little was delivered as they finished the season at 14-13. This year, high expectations should be no problem. The Buckeyes return all-everything 6-7 junior forward Clark Kellogg and little else. Kellogg was fifth in the Big Ten in scoring with an 18 ppg average last season, and he led the league in rebounding with 11.8 rebounds per game. BUT GONE are Jim Smith, Carter Scott and Herb Williams and in their place are unrpoven underclassmen. Larry Huggins, a 6-3 junior who star- ted 19 games a year ago, returns at one guard position but his backcourt mate is still in limbo. Three freshmen are battling for the spot: 5-11 Troy Taylor, 5-11 Ron Stokes and 6-2 Dave Jones.. The forward spot opposite Kellogg appears to belong to 6-6 sophomore Tony Campbell (1.6 ppg), although Ohio State head coach Eldon Miller has in- dicated that Campbell may start at guard to give the Buckeyes some much- needed size at that position. Should Campbell move to the backcourt, look for 6-7 freshman Jon Concheck to move into the starting lineup. GRANVILLE WAITERS (2.2 ppg), a 6-11 junior, will probably start at center for the Buckeyes and will be backed up by either Cliff Kirchner, a 6-9 senior, or Derick Polk, a 6-11 junior college tran- sfer. Although Ohio State may possibly have the premier player in the Big Ten in the person of Kellogit appears that his supporting cast is too inexperienced for the Buckeyes to contend for the league crown this season. -BOB WOJNOWSKI 8. MICHIGAN See TEAM PROFILE, Page 3 9. North- -w estern Northwesterrihs school that stesses. Stack .. top 'Cat rebounder IN RECENT YEARS, this has been the most attainable goal that the Wild- cats basketball team could hope to ac- complish. This year, this might change since Northwestern has a good deal of talent returning from last season's squad. The Wildcats sustained a number of injuries last year, and had to juggle its lineup. Therefore, seven players return this season who started in at least six games last.year. In fact, only one star- ter from last year, guard Rod Rober- son, was lost to graduation. Leading the way for Northwestern will be seniors Jim Stack and Bob Grady. Stack, a 6-8 forward, averaged 13.7 points per game, while Grady, a center, contributed 8.5 points per con- test. -RON POLLACK 10.s Wisconsin "We're doing something that is the kiss of death in the Big Ten," Wisconsin basketball coach Bill Cofield said. "We're starting three freshmen." Indeed, guard Brad Sellers and for- wards Cory Blackwell and Carl Golston are three freshmen who will probably receive a rude awakening at the begin- ning of the Big Ten season. "I don't think they have any idea what it takes to win on the road in the Big Ten," Cofield admitted. NEVERTHELESS, THE COACH in- sists that there is no way he can keep the youngsters out of the lineup based on their performances so far in prac- tice. The Badgers will have some ex- perience in the two other starting positions, however. 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