STEPHENVILLE – The Western Athletic Conference announced its annual basketball preseason poll voted on by the head coaches and the media.
In the head coaches’ poll, Tarleton was picked to finish sixth in the nine-team conference, receiving 31 points in the poll and just two points away from fifth place. Head coaches could not vote on their own team. New Mexico State received 64 votes and eight first-place nods to claim the top preseason spot while the Aggies’ Jabari Rice was the WAC Preseason Player of the Year.
Grand Canyon (2), UTRGV (3), Cal Baptist (4) and Seattle (5) finished ahead of the Texans. Rounding out the top nine were Utah Valley (7), newcomer Dixie State (8) and Chicago State (9).
2020-21 WAC Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Rank Teams (1st-Place Votes) Points
1. NM State (8) 64
2. Grand Canyon (1) 52
3. UTRGV 45
4. Cal Baptist 43
5. Seattle U 33
6. Tarleton 31
7. Utah Valley 28
8. Dixie State 20
9. Chicago State 8
In the media poll, Tarleton was picked eighth with 46 votes. New Mexico State claimed the top spot in both polls with 150 points. Jabari Rice of New Mexico State was also picked as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year in the media poll.
2020-21 WAC Preseason Men’s Basketball Media Poll
Rank Teams (1st-Place Votes) Points
1. NM State (10) 150
2. Grand Canyon 125
3. UTRGV 114
4. Cal Baptist (2) 105
5. Seattle U 84
6. Utah Valley 74
7. Dixie State 49
8. Tarleton 46
9. Chicago State 8
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