Conference Preseason Polls

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They are starting - MVC generally isn't until late in October

The MAAC Preseason Coaches' poll shows this...

The MAAC Coaches Preseason Poll:
1. Manhattan 119
2. Iona 108
3. Canisius 100
4. Rider 85
5. Marist 69
6. Fairfield 61
7. Quinnipiac 58
8. Niagara 39
9. Saint Peter’s 38
10. Siena 35
11. Monmouth 14

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The writer at the Albuquerque Journal has a column about the Mountain West Preseason Poll...

he received his ballot to vote on the teams and individuals and from what he says the top two candidates for the Mountain West Conference Newcomer of the Year...
are BOTH players who we've been talking about and who were BU recruiting targets...

One is Deshawn Delaney who is now at New Mexico, and the other is Tulane transfer Josh Davis, who is now at San Diego State and eligible immediately.

He's already hinted how he will vote the league's finish...
1- New Mexico
2- Boise St.
3- UNLV
4- Utah St.
5- SDSU
6- Nevada
7- Colorado State
8- Wyoming
9- Air Force
10- Fresno St.
11- San Jose St.



BTW - that means that Dave Reynolds should be submitting his ballot for the MVC preseason awards pretty soon...
in each of the past several seasons he has revealed in his blog who his selections were.

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Before he's ever played a game there - some, like Blue Ribbon Yearbook, are selecting UIC's Kelsey Barlow as Preseason Newcomer of the Year...
He has not played in a year and a half since getting booted off the Purdue Boilermakers after repeat incidents, reported failed drug tests, and then finally - an incident which was a bar fight and "public intoxication".

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/02/purdue-dj-byrd-arrest-public-intoxication/1#.UkaRe1LheUQ

BTW - another Horizon League prediction

[Da Coach]

Here is a summary of 6 CBSSports.com analysts' MVC picks for 2013-14-

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wonder where they invented the abbreviations....SILL, MOST, LOYCHI, NIOWA, EVAN...

[Da Coach]

One CBSSports guy has Evansville at #3. That's the largest variation of anyone picking, since the others have Evansville at 5,6,7,7 &8.
I can't see Evansville finishing that high (3rd), since they lost more talent from last year than anyone in the MVC! 4 solid starters- Colt Ryan, Ned Cox, Troy Taylor, and Lewis Jones- have graduated, plus, part-time starter Jordan Jahr was kicked off the team, and reserve Jordan Nelson has transferred.
Marty Simmons would be Coach of the Year if he can finish 3rd- Evansville does not have a point guard, except a couple unproven freshmen (Duane Gibson & Jaylon Brown) who were more scorers than true PG's in high school. Their other new players are also all freshmen who do not seem likely to replace the nearly 75% of scoring and rebounding that the Aces lost- the others in their incoming freshman class consists of shooting guard Blake Simmons (Marty's son) who was a high scorer at a small level high school, but was not felt to be D1 talent by many, SG Christian Benzon from Denmark, and Tyler Ptacek, a late signee who is another small school guard who had very little D1 interest. I suspect one or more of this freshman class could redshirt.
They also have a redshirt freshman forward eligible to play David Howard.

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The same guy, Norlander, who picked Evansville 3rd, also picked Bradley lower (8th) than any of those other writers,
he picked ISU higher (6th) than anyone else, SIU higher (7th) than anyone else, Drake lower than anyone else (10th),
and UNI lower than anyone else..
he's definitely not following the crowd with his picks..

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Here's the Atlantic-10 Preseason Poll:

Atlantic 10 Conference Predicted Order of Finish

Team Points 2012-13 A-10 Record 2012-13 Overall Record

1. VCU (19) 307 12-4 27-9
2. Saint Louis (5) 288 13-3 28-7
3. La Salle 265 11-5 24-10
4. Massachusetts 236 9-7 21-12
5. Saint Joseph’s 199 8-8 18-14
6. Richmond 173 8-8 19-15
7. Dayton 171 7-9 17-14
8. George Mason 141 N/A 22-16
9. Rhode Island 130 3-13 8-21
10. George Washington 122 7-9 13-17
11. Fordham 58 3-13 7-24
12. St. Bonaventure 56 7-9 14-15
13. Duquesne 38 1-15 8-22



First Team Preseason All-Conference

Name School Pos. Year Hometown
Tyreek Duren La Salle G Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
Chaz Williams Massachusetts G Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dwayne Evans Saint Louis F Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill.
Treveon Graham VCU G Jr. Temple Hills, Md.
Juvonte Reddic VCU F Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C.

Second Team Preseason All-Conference

Name School Pos. Year Hometown
Sherrod Wright George Mason G Sr. Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Isaiah Armwood George Washington F Sr. Baltimore, Md.
Xavier Munford Rhode Island G Sr. Hillside, N.J.
Langston Galloway Saint Joseph’s G Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
Ronald Roberts, Jr. Saint Joseph’s F Sr. Bayonne, N.J.

Third Team Preseason All-Conference

Name School Pos. Year Hometown
Brendan Frazier Fordham G Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tyrone Garland La Salle G Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
Jerrell Wright La Salle F Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.
Cedric Lindsay Richmond G Sr. Washington, D.C.
Jordair Jett Saint Louis G Sr. St. Paul, Minn.

Preseason All-Defensive Team

Name School Pos. Year Hometown
Isaiah Armwood George Washington F Sr. Baltimore, Md.
Patricio Garino George Washington G/F So. Mar del Plata, Argentina
Chaz Williams Massachusetts G Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y.
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa Richmond F So. Atlanta, Ga.
Jordair Jett Saint Louis G Sr. St. Paul, Minn.
Briante Weber VCU G Jr. Chesapeake, Va.


a lot of those players from Jordair Jett to Juvonte Reddic were past BU recruits..

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Here's the official Mountain West Preseason Poll



2013-14 MW Preseason Media Poll
Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Pts.
1. New Mexico (23): 263
T2. UNLV (1): 214
T2. Boise State: 214
4. San Diego State: 212
5. Utah State: 156
6. Colorado State: 142
7. Wyoming: 112
8. Fresno State: 96
9. Nevada: 84
10. Air Force: 61
11. San Jos?© State: 30

Preseason All-Mountain West
Anthony Drmic, Jr., G/F, Boise State
Derrick Marks, Jr., G, Boise State
Deonte Burton, Sr., G, Nevada
Alex Kirk, Jr., C, New Mexico
Kendall Williams, Sr., G, New Mexico
Khem Birch, Jr., F, UNLV

Preseason Player of the Year
Kendall Williams, Sr., G, New Mexico

Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Josh Davis, Sr., F, San Diego State

Preseason Freshman of the Year
Kendall Smith, G, UNLV

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a couple more conferences preseason polls..

NEC
Wagner picked #1 - Kyle Vinales POY

http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/201310226aai7e

The Ohio Valley Conference
EKU picked 1st in East, and SEMO & Murray State tied for 1st in West!
SIUE picked 6th

http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/files/Complete_Preseason_OVC_Men-s_Basketball_Release.pdf

2013-14 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Team

Travis Betran, Austin Peay
Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky
Nino Johnson, Southeast Missouri
J.J. Mann, Belmont
Patrick Miller, Tennessee State
Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri
Myles Taylor, UT Martin
Will Triggs, Austin Peay
Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky
Brian Williams, Jacksonville State

Preseason OVC Player of the Year: Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri

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Official Big West Preseason Poll

UC-Irvine gets 1st place, Long Beach 4th UC-Davis 5th..
Corey Hawkins 1st Team All Conference

http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=17279

[BUBalum05]

UC-Davis 5th...
http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=17279

Dare I say, Not higher than 4th place seems to be a theme with a certain coach?

[BU Bill]

I know this is just a joke, but taking one of the worst teams in the counry to where Davis will be this year is a pretty remarkable accomplishmet. It sure beats 8th & 10th.

[Chico]

Dare I say, Not higher than 4th place seems to be a theme with a certain coach?

It's a preseason poll, not the final standings.