Conference Media Days & Preseason Polls

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Conference USA
UAB picked to win it -

http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100715aab.html

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015preseason.pdf

Big 12 Preseason All-Big 12 Teams

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210403399&DB_OEM_ID=10410

....Kansas' Diallo is picked as Freshman of the Year and he's not even cleared yet by NCAA to practice

Big Sky Conference - Weber State & Montana split the top votes

http://www.bigskyconf.com/news/2015/9/30/MBB_0930154825.aspx

Big West unofficial preview - UC-Davis - no respect... lockerroom bulletin board material

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2015/10/07/big-west-preview-uc-irvine-looks-to-make-national-splash/

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Big West unofficial preview - UC-Davis - no respect... lockerroom bulletin board material
http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.c...tional-splash/

That happens when you lost most of your starters and key players. But Jim has a couple redshirt kids who will play a lot, and he has recruited some good players. They will drop off a little, but I don't see any way they finish 8th.

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at Iowa State's media day former Bradley recruit Brady Ernst talked like he might be planning to play this year and not redshirt.

Also - NCAA is talking like they might push for what amounts to mandatory campus-wide study halls for scholarship athletes..

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25331807/inside-college-sports-will-schools-lock-down-facilities-to-help-players-study

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A-Sun tabs North Florida at top team in preseason poll...
FGCU at #2 with some 1st place votes..

North Florida placed FOUR players on the preseason All Conference Team
(Senior Beau Beech, Junior Dallas Moore, Senior Demarcus Daniels, Junior Chris Davenport)

http://fgcuathletics.com/news/2015/10/8/MBB_1008154140.aspx?path=mbball

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Another bit of info from Northern Iowa's media day...
two of their walk-ons, Taylor Olson, Kasey Semler, have left the team after repeat injuries.

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The first USA weekly Coaches Top 25 poll was just released today-

http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/basketball-men/polls/coaches-poll/

Wichita State ranks #12 in the preseason poll.
No other MVC team even got a vote among the 24 "others receiving votes".
Note that UNI Head Coach Ben Jacobsen is among the 32 coaches on the voting panel this season.