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Men's Basketball Receives Votes in Preseason NABC Poll

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KANSAS CITY (Oct. 29, 2009) – The C.W. Post men's basketball team received votes in the 2009-10 preseason poll, released by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Wednesday.
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 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.   

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 - who the Pioneers will face on Dec. 18 in the High Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Northeast-10 member Bentley University was ranked in the ninth spot, joined by Merrimack at 15th.  CACC opponenet Philadelphia University was ranked 25th.

Also receiving votes along with the Pioneers was UMass-Lowell, who garnered six points.

The Pioneers open their 2009-10 schedule on Nov. 21 at Millersville.

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.
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