With the Big Ten set to take the media day spotlight this week, the unofficial media preseason poll for the upcoming college football season has been revealed. So what are the expectations for the Penn State Nittany Lions according to members of the media within the Big Ten footprint?Unlike some conferences, the Big Ten does not organize its own preseason media poll for the annual media days. So, for the past 16 years, Cleveland.com has taken the lead in organizing its unofficial media poll by taking votes from media members from around the conference. As expected, the media is a bit less enthusiastic about Penn State's Big Ten title hopes entering the 2026 season compared to last year.Penn State comes in at No. 6 in this year's preseason media poll from Cleveland.com. Penn State received 380 points and had an average ranking of 6.74 according to the vote tally. Ohio State received the most votes in the poll, including 15 first-place votes, to take the top spot in the preseason media poll.Oregon and Indiana were the only other teams to receive first-place votes from the voters, with the Ducks receiving 11 first-place votes and the defending Big Ten and national champion Hoosiers receiving five first-place votes. The Ducks and Hoosiers followed the Buckeyes, respectively, in the poll. USC and Michigan also sit ahead of Penn State in the poll, with the Trojans at No. 4 and the Wolverines at No. 5.According to the Cleveland.com poll, Penn State was actually the most divisive team on the ballot. The Nittany Lions reportedly ranged anywhere from fourth to 11th in the voting. Talk about a wild card! Penn State was picked to win the Big Ten last season, but that obviously did not pan out.Check out the full poll from Cleveland.com to see how the rest of the Big Ten is shaping up according to the Big Ten media.Kevin McGuire is the lead writer for Nittany Lions Wire, part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow him on BlueSky, Threads or any of these other platforms.Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X and Facebook.This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Penn State receives mixed results in Big Ten preseason media poll