Three Missouri schools are listed in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Preseason Coaches Poll released Thursday (Oct. 30). Defending MIAA regular season champion Southwest Baptist was ranked at No. 12, while 2008 MIAA Postseason Tournament champion Northwest Missouri State ended up at No. 16. Also, Drury University makes the poll at No. 18. C
Central Missouri picked up 17 votes but missed the top 25.
2008-09 NABC Division II Preseason Coaches Poll
07-08 Record Points Pvs*
1. Findlay (Ohio) (8) 28-5 200 7
2. South Carolina-Aiken 27-4 164 6
3. Bentley (Mass.) 34-1 163 T1
4. Florida Southern 24-9 161 16
5. Augusta (Ga.) State 27-7 146 10
6. Northern Kentucky 21-8 136 NR
7. Central Oklahoma 28-6 133 21
8. Minnesota State-Mankato 22-7 129 13
9. Winona (Minn.) State 38-1 127 3
10. Gannon (Pa.) 26-5 126 18
11. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 36-1 110 T1
12. Southwest Baptist 22-8 105 NR
13. Central Washington 21-7 100 NR
14. Long Island-C.W. Post (N.Y.) 26-5 82 24
15. North Alabama 27-9 77 17
16. Northwest Missouri State 24-8 68 19
17. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 23-7 59 NR
18. Drury (Mo.) 25-6 58 11
19. Tarleton (Texas) State 25-7 52 15
20. California State-San Bernardino 22-8 40 14
21. Mount Olive (N.C.) 24-7 35 23
22. Kentucky Wesleyan 24-8 34 NR
23. Brigham Young-Hawaii 20-8 30 NR
24. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 24-6 26 12
25. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 23-8 21 NR
