JCSU ranked 19th in Men's Preseason NABC/Division II Coaches Poll
October 28, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two teams that came within a point of
advancing to the Elite Eight last season head up the NABC/Division
II pre-season coaches poll for the 2009-10 season, which gets
underway this weekend with the first of the two Disney Tip-Off
Classics in Anaheim, Calif.
BYU-Hawaii, which lost by a point to eventual national runner-up
Cal Poly Pomona in the West Regional finals, was picked as No. 1 in
the pre-season. The Seasiders have one of the top players in
the Division II ranks back in forward Lucas Alves, who averaged
nearly 20 points a game in earning All-America honors as a
junior.
The Seasiders are followed by Bellarmine, who dropped a one-point
decision to NCAA Division II champion Findlay in the title game of
the Midwest Regional last March. The Knights bring back a
talented roster and were picked to win the East Division in the
Great Lakes Valley Conference this season.
Southwest Baptist is third in the pre-season poll follwed by
defending national champion Findlay and another team from the
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, defending
regional champion Central Missouri.
The next five is headed by Cal Poly Pomona - who dropped the
national championship game on a buzzer shot last season - Valdosta
State, Florida Southern Bentley and Augusta State.
The 11-through-15 spots in the poll are held by St. Cloud State,
Metropolitan State, Grand Valley State, Tusculum and Merrimack,
while the next five are occupied by Kutztown, Central Oklahoma,
Indiana (Pa.), Johnson C. Smith and Winona State. Humboldt
State heads the group in the final five slots, followed by
Southwest Minnesota State, Northern Kentucky, Delta State and
Rollins.
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Oct. 27, 2009 - Pre-Season poll)
Record Points Pvs*
1. BYU-Hawaii (6 first place votes) 27-2 198 3
2. Bellarmine, Ky. (1 first place vote) 26-7 189 18
3. Southwest Baptist, Mo. 26-5 162 7
4. Findlay, Ohio 36-0 161 1
5. Central Missouri 30-5 156 6
6. Cal Poly Pomona 25-8 143 NR
7. Valdosta State, Ga. 24-7 140 NR
8. Florida Southern 29-7 117 11
9. Bentley, Mass. 26-7 115 24
10. Augusta State, Ga. 30-5 109 4
11. St. Cloud State, Minn. 22-9 102 22
12. Metropolitan State, Colo. 27-4 101 8
13. Grand Valley State, Mich. 21-10 99 NR
14. Tusculum, Tenn. 20-11 84 NR
15. Merrimack, Mass. 21-9 83 NR
16. Kutztown, Pa. 28-5 79 20
17. Central Oklahoma 24-6 61 13
18. Indiana, Pa. 22-8 52 NR
19. Johnson C. Smith, N.C. 23-8 51 NR
20. Winona State, Minn. 24-9 50 NR
21. Humboldt State, Calif. 20-12 46 NR
22. Southwest Minnesota State 28-7 45 12
23. Delta State, Miss. 21-9 31 NR
24. Rollins, Fla. 20-10 30 NR
25. Philadelphia, Pa. 25-6 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Northern Kentucky 26, Benedict (S.C.) 19,
Catawba (N.C.) 17, Barton (N.C.) 15, Virginia Union
15, West Virginia State 14, LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.) 13,
Georgia College & State 10, Incarnate Word (Texas) 10, Seattle
Pacific (Wash.) 7, Massachusetts-Lowell 6, Gannon (Pa.) 4, Arkansas
Tech 3, South Carolina Aiken 3, Anderson (S.C.) 2, Fort Hays State
1, Western Washington 1.
Records are from 2008-09 season...previous ranking is from last
year's final poll.
