Preseason Conference Polls

[Alum-Ni]

All Division I Men's Preseason Conference Polls:

Link: America East

America East Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Vermont (6) - 62 pts
2. Massachusetts-Lowell (3) - 55
3. Bryant - 51
4. Binghamton - 44
5. Maine - 36
6. Maryland-Baltimore County - 25
7. Albany - 23
8. New Hampshire - 18
9. New Jersey Institute of Technology - 10

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: American Athletic Conference

AAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Florida Atlantic (11) - 167 pts
2. Memphis (3) - 159
3. Tulane - 142
4. Alabama-Birmingham - 128
5. East Carolina - 105
6. North Texas - 100
7. Southern Methodist - 97
8. Wichita State - 90
9. South Florida - 62
10. Tulsa - 59
11. Rice - 56
12. Temple - 49
13. Charlotte - 46
14. Texas-San Antonio - 14

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Atlantic-10

A-10 Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. Dayton (20) - 370 pts
2. Virginia Commonwealth (3) - 321
3. St. Bonaventure (1) - 319
4. Duquesne - 302
5. St. Joseph's - 257
6. St. Louis - 225
7. Fordham (1) - 215
8. Loyola-Chicago - 177
9. George Washington - 173
10. George Mason - 146
11. Richmond - 137
12. Davidson - 118
13. Massachusetts - 93
14. Rhode Island - 76
15. La Salle - 71

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Atlantic Coast Conference

ACC Preseason Media Poll
1. Duke (44) - 757 pts
2. Miami (FL) (5) - 693
3. North Carolina (1) - 670
4. Virginia (1) - 593
5. Clemson - 570
6. Wake Forest - 440
7. North Carolina State - 420
8. Virginia Tech - 390
9. Pittsburgh - 380
10. Syracuse - 321
11. Florida State - 294
12. Boston College - 227
13. Georgia Tech - 157
14. Louisville - 108
15. Notre Dame - 100

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Atlantic Sun

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Eastern Kentucky (8) - 140 pts
2. Florida Gulf Coast - 106
3. Stetson - 105
4. Kennesaw State (1) - 103
5. Lipscomb - 99
6. Bellarmine - 81
7. North Alabama (1) - 74
8. Austin Peay (1) - 71
9. Jacksonville - 51
10. Queens - 47
11. North Florida (1) - 36
12. Central Arkansas - 23

ASUN Preseason Media Poll
1. Eastern Kentucky (32) - 552 pts
2. Kennesaw State (6) - 444
3. Lipscomb - 432
4. Florida Gulf Coast (2) - 382
5. Bellarmine - 350
6. Stetson - 334
7. North Alabama - 284
8. North Florida (4) - 252
9. Queens - 226
10. Jacksonville - 176
11. Austin Peay (2) - 170
12. Central Arkansas - 110

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Big 12

Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Kansas (12) - 168 pts
2. Houston (2) - 153
3. Texas - 143
4. Baylor - 137
5. TCU - 113
6. Kansas State - 106
7. Iowa State - 95
8. Texas Tech - 80
9. West Virginia - 70
10. Oklahoma State - 57
11. Cincinnati - 55
12. Oklahoma - 54
13. BYU - 29
14. Central Florida - 14

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Big East

Big East Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Marquette (7) - 96 pts
2. Creighton (4) - 92
3. Connecticut - 79
4. Villanova - 76
5. St. John's - 59
6. Xavier - 57
7. Providence - 51
8. Georgetown - 34
9. Seton Hall - 30
10. Butler - 16
11. DePaul - 15

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Big Sky

Big Sky Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Weber State (9) - 81 pts
2. Montana (1) - 70
3. Eastern Washington - 68
4. Sacramento State - 50
5. Portland State - 48
6. Idaho State - 39
7. Montana State - 35
8t. Northern Arizona - 22
8t. Northern Colorado - 22
10. Idaho - 15

Big Sky Preseason Media Poll
1. Weber State (33) - 347 pts
2. Eastern Washington (2) - 301
3. Montana - 279
4. Montana State - 197
5. Sacramento State - 196
6. Portland State - 166
7. Idaho State - 155
8. Northern Arizona - 135
9. Northern Colorado - 90
10. Idaho - 59

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Big South

Big South Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. North Carolina-Asheville (16) - 166 pts
2. Radford (1) - 132
3. Winthrop (1) - 130
4. Gardner-Webb - 111
5. Longwood - 109
6. South Carolina-Upstate - 73
7. High Point (1) - 67
8. Charleston Southern - 35
9. Presbyterian - 32

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Big Ten

Big Ten Preseason Media Poll
1. Purdue (24) - 388 pts
2. Michigan State (4) - 368
3. Maryland - 304
4. Illinois - 301
5. Wisconsin - 276
6. Indiana - 244
7. Ohio State - 228
8. Northwestern - 195
9. Iowa - 164
10. Rutgers - 147
11. Michigan - 131
12. Nebraska - 90
13. Penn State - 71
14. Minnesota - 33

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Big West

Big West Preseason Coaches Poll
1. UC-Santa Barbara (8) - 92 pts
2. Long Beach State (2) - 82
3. Hawaii - 80
4. UC-Irvine - 75
5. UC-Davis - 69
6. Cal State-Fullerton - 58
7. UC-Riverside - 45
8. Cal State-Bakersfield - 36
9. UC-San Diego - 31
10. Cal State-Northridge - 18
11. Cal Poly - 12

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Coastal Athletic Association

CAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Charleston (10) - 165 pts
2. North Carolina-Wilmington (3) - 157
3. Drexel (1) - 140
4. Hofstra - 137
5t. Delaware - 115
5t. Towson - 115
7. Northeastern - 84
8. William & Mary - 77
9. Stony Brook - 76
10. Elon - 62
11. Monmouth - 50
12. Campbell - 45
13. Hampton - 31
14. North Carolina A&T - 20

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Conference USA

CUSA Preseason Coaches Poll
1t. Liberty (5) - 71 pts
1t. Middle Tennessee State (1) - 71 pts
3. Western Kentucky (2) - 63
4. Louisiana Tech (1) - 48
5. Texas-El Paso - 41
6. Sam Houston State - 38
7. Florida International - 31
8. New Mexico State - 30
9. Jacksonville State - 12

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Horizon League

Horizon League Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. Northern Kentucky (18) - 435 pts
2. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (10) - 397
3. Wright State (12) - 392
4. Cleveland State (1) - 362
5. Youngstown State (3) - 342
6. Oakland - 280
7. Robert Morris - 186
8. Purdue Fort Wayne - 166
9. Detroit Mercy - 132
10. IUPUI - 116
11. Wisconsin-Green Bay - 96

 

[Alum-Ni]

Independents
Chicago State
Hartford

(no preseason poll, obviously, just listing the teams competing as Division I independents this season)

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Ivy League

Ivy League Preseason Media Poll
1. Yale (14) - 214 pts
2. Princeton (2) - 110
3. Cornell - 80
4. Brown - 77
5. Pennsylvania - 68
6. Harvard - 66
7. Dartmouth - 28
8. Columbia - 23

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Metro Atlantic Athletic Association

MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Rider (8) - 117 pts
2. Iona (2) - 108
3. Canisius (1) - 89
4. Siena - 77
5. Quinnipiac - 71
6. Fairfield - 70
7. Mount St. Mary's - 59
8. Marist - 48
9. Niagara - 43
10. St. Peter's - 30
11. Manhattan - 14

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Mid-American Conference

MAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Akron (11) - 121 pts
2. Kent State - 104
3. Ohio (1) - 102
4. Toledo - 93
5. Northern Illinois - 82
6t. Bowling Green - 64
6t. Miami (OH) - 64
8. Ball State - 55
9. Buffalo - 38
10. Western Michigan - 33
11. Eastern Michigan - 22
12. Central Michigan 14

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

MEAC Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. Howard (11) - 107 pts
2. Norfolk State (1) - 96
3. North Carolina Central - 79
4. Morgan State (2) - 72
5. Maryland-Eastern Shore - 55
6. Delaware State - 39
7. Coppin State - 30
8. South Carolina State - 26

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Missouri Valley Conference

MVC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Drake (24) - 558 pts
2. Northern Iowa (19) - 524
3. Bradley (3) - 487
4. Indiana State - 402
5. Belmont - 400
6. Missouri State (1) - 386
7. Murray State - 292
8. Illinois State - 237
9. Southern Illinois - 218
10. Illinois-Chicago - 157
11. Evansville - 95
12. Valparaiso - 66

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Mountain West

Mountain West Preseason Media Poll
1. San Diego State (25) - 333 pts
2. Boise State (4) - 299
3. New Mexico (1) - 278
4. Nevada (1) - 240
5. Colorado State - 218
6. UNLV - 199
7. San Jose State - 124
8. Fresno State - 115
9. Utah State - 105
10. Wyoming - 74
11. Air Force - 61

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Northeast Conference

NEC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Sacred Heart (7)
2. Central Connecticut State (1)
3. Fairleigh Dickinson (1)
4. Merrimack
5. Wagner
6. Stonehill
7. Long Island
8. St. Francis
9. Le Moyne

 

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Link: Ohio Valley Conference

OVC Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. Morehead State (20) - 200 pts
2. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville - 162
3. Tennessee State (2) - 153
4. Tennessee-Martin - 149
5. Southeast Missouri State - 124
6. Tennessee Tech - 120
7. Arkansas-Little Rock - 85
8. Western Illinois - 80
9. Southern Indiana - 63
10. Lindenwood - 40
11. Eastern Illinois - 34

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Pac-12

Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll
1. Arizona (18) - 303 pts
2. USC (4) - 264
3. UCLA (4) - 249
4. Oregon - 228
5. Colorado - 210
6. Arizona State - 148
7. Utah - 139
8. Stanford - 131
9. Washington - 108
10. Washington State - 94
11. California - 67
12. Oregon State - 42

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Patriot League

Patriot League Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. Colgate (18) - 162 pts
2. Lehigh (2) - 127
3. American - 116
4. Holy Cross - 100
5. Boston University - 90
6. Loyola Maryland - 79
7t. Lafayette - 74
7t. Navy - 74
9. Bucknell - 50
10. Army - 28

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Southeastern Conference

SEC Preseason Media Poll
1. Tennessee
2. Texas A&M
3. Arkansas
4. Kentucky
5. Alabama
6. Auburn
7. Mississippi State
8. Florida
9. Missouri
10. Mississippi
11. Vanderbilt
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. South Carolina

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Southern Conference

SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Furman (8) - 80 pts
2. North Carolina-Greensboro (1) - 68
3. Western Carolina - 62
4. Samford - 61
5. Chattanooga (1) - 53
6. Mercer - 38
7. East Tennessee State - 34
8. Wofford - 24
9. The Citadel - 21
10. Virginia Military Institute - 9

SoCon Preseason Media Poll
1. Furman (8) - 153 pts
2t. Western Carolina (4) - 134
2t. Samford (1) - 134
4. North Carolina-Greensboro (2) - 126
5. Chattanooga - 107
6. East Tennessee State (1) - 89
7. Mercer (1) - 77
8. Wofford - 54
9. The Citadel - 41
10. Virginia Military Institute - 20

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Southland

Southland Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Southeastern Louisiana (6) - 144 pts
2. McNeese State (6) - 142
3. New Orleans (3) - 132
4. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5) - 124
5. Northwestern State - 84
6. Nicholls State - 71
7. Texas A&M-Commerce - 66
8. Houston Christian - 50
9. Lamar - 45
10. Incarnate Word - 42

 

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Link: Southwestern Conference

SWAC Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. Texas Southern (10) - 240 pts
2. Grambling State (4) - 233
3. Alcorn State (2) - 214
4. Jackson State (3) - 213
5. Southern (1) - 153
6. Prairie View A&M (1) - 151
7. Alabama A&M (1) - 140
8. Alabama State - 121
9. Bethune-Cookman - 107
10. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1) - 105
11. Florida A&M - 97
12. Mississippi Valley State - 30

 

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Link: Summit League

Summit League Preseason Coaches/Media Poll
1. South Dakota State (27) - 600 pts
2. Oral Roberts (7) - 510
3. North Dakota State (2) - 482
4. St. Thomas - 386
5. North Dakota - 374
6. South Dakota - 274
7. Nebraska-Omaha - 252
8. Missouri-Kansas City - 201
9. Denver - 161

 

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Link: Sun Belt

Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll
1. James Madison (7) - 176 pts
2. Appalachian State (2) - 159
3. Old Dominion (1) - 154
4. Southern Mississippi - 148
5. Louisiana-Lafayette (2) - 136
6. South Alabama (2) - 129
7. Marshall - 119
8. Troy - 91
9. Arkansas State - 84
10. Texas State - 72
11. Georgia State - 69
12. Coastal Carolina - 59
13. Georgia Southern - 42
14. Louisiana-Monroe - 32

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: West Coast Conference

WCC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. St. Mary's (5) - 61 pts
2. Gonzaga (4) - 60
3. San Francisco - 45
4. Loyola Marymount - 42
5. Santa Clara - 41
6. Portland - 27
7. Pepperdine - 22
8. Pacific - 16
9. San Diego - 10

 

[Alum-Ni]

Link: Western Athletic Conference

WAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Grand Canyon (9) - 99 pts
2. Stephen F. Austin (2) - 87
3. Seattle - 86
4. Utah Valley State - 61
5. Abilene Christian - 60
6. Tarleton State - 49
7. California Baptist - 47
8. Texas-Arlington - 43
9t. Southern Utah - 26
9t. Texas-Rio Grande Valley - 26
11. Utah Tech - 21

 

[iabcuda]

Thanks. You’ve been a busy young man.

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

Thanks. A lot to take in. When was the last time Kentucky was picked as low as 4th in their conference, behind TX A&M? Time to hire another coach!

 

[Ronman]

Thanks Alum-Ni. Your posts are always welcome! Interesting to see all three of the newcomers in the Big 12 finishing at the bottom of the league, even though a couple of them have a decent basketball heritage. Also, I'm surprised to see Arkansas picked 3rd in the SEC as it seemed as though I remember a lot of highly rated players being bought, uh, choosing to play for the Hogs. I suppose that league has a lot of money to throw around. We, as usual, got picked 9th in the B1G even though we always seem to over perform compared to the "experts' picks. You would think they would learn their lesson eventually after we finished in the upper half of the B1G 10 times under McCaffery, including the last five years.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

Noticed that the two teams from San Antonio both picked last in their respective conferences. How many other cities have two teams (I know LA with USC and UCLA).

 

[Alum-Ni]

Noticed that the two teams from San Antonio both picked last in their respective conferences. How many other cities have two teams (I know LA with USC and UCLA).

Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Miami
Chicago


To name a few

 

[Alum-Ni]

MAC poll added above.

All Division I polls now listed.