WAUKESHA, Wis. - Marian University men's basketball has been picked just outside of the NACC Tournament in seventh place in the preseason poll.
Aurora University was picked to win the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference men's basketball championship, voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. The Spartans finished second last season with a 15-5 NACC record (17-9 overall). Aurora received 16 of 22 first-place votes and 232 points in the preseason poll. Concordia University Wisconsin was second with 210 points and four top nods, defending champion Benedictine University was third with 205 and a pair of first-place votes, and Wisconsin Lutheran College was fourth with 176. MSOE was fifth with 135 points, followed by Dominican University in sixth with 119 and Marian University seventh with 108. Lakeland University with eighth with 84, Edgewood College ninth with 81 and Rockford University 10th with 62. Concordia University Chicago filled out the final spot with 40 points. The NACC's regular season standings determine the teams that qualify for the six-team conference tournament, while the tournament champion receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Championship Tournament. 2017-18 NACC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll 1. Aurora (16), 232 2. Concordia Wisconsin (4), 201 3. Benedictine (2), 205 4. Wisconsin Lutheran, 176 5. MSOE, 135 6. Dominican, 119 7. Marian, 108 8. Lakeland, 84 9. Edgewood, 81 10. Rockford, 62 11. Concordia Chicago, 40 First-place votes in parentheses Voted by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 point scale used National runner-up, Benedictine University, has been chosen to defend its Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference men's basketball title according to the 2016-17 NACC Preseason Poll, voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. The Eagles collected all 22 first-place votes and 242 poll points. Last season, Benedictine (31-1, 20-0 NACC) ran the table in the regular season for its third consecutive regular season title. The Eagles ran their streak to 31 straight wins before an 82-76 setback to the University of St. Thomas in the NCAA Division III Championship title game. Concordia University Wisconsin was second in the poll with 186 points, Aurora University was third with 179 and Marian University fourth with 172. Wisconsin Lutheran College tallied 155 points for fifth, Lakeland University 151 for sixth and Milwaukee School of Engineering 99 for seventh. Rockford University had 97 for eighth followed by Dominican University in ninth with 69. Edgewood College and Concordia University Chicago rounded out the poll with 63 and 39 points. The NACC regular season standings determine the teams that qualify for the six-team conference tournament, while the tourney champion receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. 2016-17 NACC Preseason Poll 1. Benedictine (22), 242 2. Concordia Wisconsin, 186 3. Aurora, 179 4. Marian, 172 5. Wisconsin Lutheran, 155 6. Lakeland, 151 7. MSOE, 99 8. Rockford, 97 9. Dominican, 69 10. Edgewood, 63 11. Concordia Chicago, 39 First-place votes in parentheses Voted by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 point scale used WAUKESHA, Wis. -- The Marian men's basketball team was selected to finish sixth in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference men's basketball preseason poll, voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
Last season the Sabres went 10-10 in conference play and qualified for the NACC tournament. Concordia Wisconsin was picked to finish atop the standings. Last season the Falcons finished in third place with a 14-6 record in league play (19-10 overall), and won the NACC Tournament, 73-71, over top-seeded Aurora, for the program's first tournament title in the NACC. CUW received 9 of 22 first-place votes for 217 poll points, just two points ahead of Benedictine's 215 and seven top nods. Aurora was third with 214 and five top votes, MSOE fourth with 185 and the final first-place pick, and Lakeland fifth at 120. Marian was tabbed sixth at 119, Edgewood seventh at 112 and Wisconsin Lutheran eighth at 89. Rockford (87), Dominican (55) and Concordia Chicago (39) filled out the final three spots in the poll. The NACC's regular season standings determine the teams that qualify for the six-team conference tournament, while the tournament champion receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Championship Tournament. 2015-16 NACC Preseason Coaches' and SIDs' Poll 1. Concordia Wisconsin (9), 217 2. Benedictine (7), 215 3. Aurora (5), 214 4. MSOE (1), 185 5. Lakeland, 120 6. Marian, 119 7. Edgewood, 112 8. Wisconsin Lutheran, 89 9. Rockford, 87 10. Dominican, 55 11. Concordia Chicago, 39 First-place votes in parentheses Voted by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 point scale used Aurora has been tabbed to win the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference men's basketball championship according to the preseason poll, voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
Last season, the Spartans finished tied for third place with a 14-6 record in league play (18-9 overall), and lost in the semifinal round of the NACC Tournament to regular season and tournament champion, Marian (22-7, 17-3 NACC). The Spartans have won five NACC titles, most recently the 2012-13 season. Aurora received 13 first-place votes for 230 poll points, just eight points ahead of MSOE's 222 points and eight top votes. Benedictine was third with 174, Concordia Wisconsin fourth with 172 and the final first-place nod, and Marian fifth at 156. Edgewood was tabbed sixth at 134, Lakeland seventh at 130 and Wisconsin Lutheran eighth at 90. Rockford (54), Concordia Chicago (48) and Dominican (42) rounded out the final three spots in the poll. The NACC's regular season standings determine the teams that qualify for the eight-team conference tournament, while the tournament champion receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Championship Tournament. 2014-15 NACC Preseason Coaches' and SIDs' Poll 1. Aurora (13), 230 2. MSOE (8), 222 3. Benedictine, 174 4. Concordia Wisconsin (1), 172 5. Marian, 156 6. Edgewood, 134 7. Lakeland, 130 8. Wisconsin Lutheran, 90 9. Rockford, 54 10. Concordia Chicago, 48 11. Dominican, 42 First-place votes in parentheses Voted by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 point scale used WAUKESHA, Wis. (SabreAthletics.com) – The Marian University men's basketball team was picked to finish third in the 2013-14 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Preseason Poll, voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors and announced today, Oct. 24.
The Sabres, who turned in the fifth-best regular season record a season ago with a 15-11 overall mark and a 10-6 league record, earned 184 poll points, including three of the 22 first-place votes handed out by the voters. Aurora was the selected as the preseason favorite, garnering 223 poll points, including 12 first-place votes. Lakeland was picked second with 211 poll points and seven first-place votes. MSOE (161) was picked fourth followed by Benedictine (147), Concordia Wisconsin (145), Dominican (120) and Edgewood (84) to make up the top-eight spots in the poll. Rockford (81), Wisconsin Lutheran (51) and Concordia Chicago (45) round out the final three spots in the 11-team league. The NACC's regular season standings determine the teams that qualify for the eight-team conference tournament, while the tournament champion receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Championship Tournament. Fans can get an early glimpse of the Sabres this year as they will travel to UW-Milwaukee for an Oct. 31 exhibition game at the U.S. Cellular Center. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. 2013-14 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Preseason Coaches' and SIDs' Poll 1. Aurora (12), 223 2. Lakeland (7), 211 3. Marian (3), 184 4. MSOE, 161 5. Benedictine, 147 6. Concordia Wisconsin, 145 7. Dominican, 120 8. Edgewood, 84 9. Rockford, 81 10. Wisconsin Lutheran, 51 11. Concordia Chicago, 45 First-place votes in parentheses Voted by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 point scale used The Lakeland Muskies and Aurora Spartans were picked as the favorites to win their respective division, according to the 2012-13 Northern Athletics Conference preseason poll as voted on by the league's head coaches.
The Muskies received 11 of 12 first-place votes and 71 points to top the North Division. Edgewood -- which won the NAC Tournament last season -- received the remaining top vote, but tied Marian with 48 points apiece in a draw for the second spot. Defending North champion Concordia Wisconsin was picked fourth with 46 points, followed by MSOE (27) and Maranatha (16). The Spartans garnered 10 of the first-place votes in the South Division for 68 points and the top spot. Benedictine was tabbed with the remaining two first place votes and 60 points for second, followed by Rockford (41), Concordia Chicago (37), Dominican (30) and Wisconsin Lutheran (16). Last season, Lakeland (21-7, 12-4 NAC) tied Edgewood (23-7, 12-4 NAC) for second place in the North behind CUW (21-6, 14-2 NAC), and fell to Edgewood in the tournament championship game. The Muskies return a pair of first team All-NAC forwards, senior Jake Schwarz and junior Justin Ward from the team's finest run in recent history. Aurora (13-13, 8-8 NAC) finished fourth in the South last season, but were just two games back of division co-champs Benedictine (13-14, 10-6 NAC) and Concordia Chicago (10-16, 10-6 NAC). The league's eight- team conference tournament will take place Feb. 16-23, with the tournament champion receiving the NAC's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA III Championship Tournament. The top four teams from each division qualify for the conference tournament. 2012-13 Northern Athletics Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll NORTH 1. Lakeland (11), 71 2t. Edgewood (1), 48 2t. Marian, 48 4. Concordia Wisconsin, 46 5. MSOE, 27 6. Maranatha, 12 SOUTH 1. Aurora (10), 68 2. Benedictine (2), 60 3. Rockford, 41 4. Concordia Chicago, 37 5. Dominican, 30 6. Wisconsin Lutheran, 16 first-place votes in parentheses voted by the conference's head coaches 6-5-4-3-2-1 point scale used for each division WAUKESHA, Wis. (SabreAthletics.com) – The Marian University men's basketball team was tabbed by the coaches to finish fourth in the North Division in the 2011-12 Northern Athletics Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league office announced, today, Oct. 27.
The Sabres earned 33 votes, finishing behind division favorite Concordia Wisconsin, which totaled 64 points, including seven first place votes. Edgewood came in a very close second with 63 points and five first place votes. Lakeland (52 points) was third followed by Marian, Wisconsin Lutheran (23) and Maranatha (17) to round out the North Division. In the South, Aurora was chosen to be the favorite heading into the season with 68 points, including eight first place votes. Benedictine was second with 63 points and the remaining four first place votes, while MSOE (46) was third, Concordia Chicago (30) fourth, Dominican (26) fifth and Rockford (19) sixth, to round out the South Division. Marian Head Coach Mark Boyle enters his 24th season at the helm, but will sit out the early part of the season as he recovers from heart surgery. In the interim, assistant Tony Draves will assume head coaching responsibilities as he prepares the Sabres for their season and home opener against Ripon College on Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. 2011-12 Northern Athletics Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll NORTH DIVISION 1. Concordia Wisconsin (7), 64 2. Edgewood (5), 63 3. Lakeland, 52 4. Marian, 33 5. Wisconsin Lutheran, 23 6. Maranatha, 17 SOUTH DIVISION 1. Aurora (8), 68 2. Benedictine (4), 63 3. MSOE, 46 4. Concordia Chicago, 30 5. Dominican, 26 6. Rockford, 19 first-place votes in parentheses voted by the conference's 12 head coaches 6-5-4-3-2-1 point scale used for each division |
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