2019-20 Preseason rankings

[schnautza]

Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25 Poll

1. NW Missouri St.
2. UC San Diego
3. Nova Southeastern
4. So. Nazarene
5. Valdosta St.
6. West Liberty
7. Bellarmine
8. Northern State
9. Lincoln Memorial
10. Augusta
11. Indiana (Pa.)
12. West Texas A&M
13. Bentley
|14 Jefferson
15. Colorado Mines
16. Ashland
17. Queens (NC)
18. Christian Brothers
19. Missouri Southern
20. Southern Indiana
21. Morehouse
22. Findlay
23. Bridgeport
24. Seattle Pacific
25. Slippery Rock

Source: https://gousieagles.com/news/2019/10...ason-poll.aspx

[schnautza]

I'm feeling guardedly optimistic about this season. It's been 6 seasons since USI has appeared in the preseason poll. Coming off of a final 4 run, it looks like we are (momentarily) back on the national podium. I hope that we can stay there, but without Stein, who knows how this season will unfold. I'm thinking that the spotlight of the E8 and the new stadium has possibly attracted some better recruits this season.

[glvcpro]

I'm feeling guardedly optimistic about this season. It's been 6 seasons since USI has appeared in the preseason poll. Coming off of a final 4 run, it looks like we are (momentarily) back on the national podium. I hope that we can stay there, but without Stein, who knows how this season will unfold. I'm thinking that the spotlight of the E8 and the new stadium has possibly attracted some better recruits this season.

[Knightmoves]

USI is going to be very good this season. Tournament runs are always difficult to predict, but I would wager that the Eagles have a better regular season than last year, even without Stein.

USI is underated in these polls. I hate to say it, but if I were voting in the conference preseason poll, I would pick them to win the GLVC.

[schnautza]

USI is going to be very good this season. Tournament runs are always difficult to predict, but I would wager that the Eagles have a better regular season than last year, even without Stein.

USI is underated in these polls. I hate to say it, but if I were voting in the conference preseason poll, I would pick them to win the GLVC.

You'd pick them over America's Team's swan song season?

[Knightmoves]

I'll tell you why.. Mateo and Caldwell are an excellent 1-2 punch and proven at this level, they will be better than last year. Laravie is a similar player to Stein, who is a veteren proven player. He scored 18 a game last year at the same competition level. He may not be quite as good as Stein, but the improvement from other players can easily compensate for the relatively small difference.Butler and Hughes are quality transfers that increase the talent level significantly. I think Little is a quality big who will play better this year. Price has talent, although I have less confidence that he will up his consistency of play, but he may.Ditto for Dancy.

This team will be balanced and pretty deep.

[BellarmineGrad]

... America's Team's ...

Kudos on proper use of the term, good sir!

[kdubnation]

#eyerolls

[BellarmineGrad]

#eyerolls

LOL. Yeah, it's just goofing around -- I started using the term just for laughs when we do our GLVC "pick 'em" contest, and the name kind of stuck.

[kdubnation]

Yeah I know. Gotta hate you guys extra hard this year because #1 it's your last year in D2 and #2 I no longer have a family member on the team so I no longer have any conflict of interest.

[BellarmineGrad]

I no longer have a family member on the team so I no longer have any conflict of interest.

Nice. Sounds like someone has a smart, talented, sublime relative!