Madison  SD  —  (PlayNorthStar.com) – Jamestown (N.D.) is the coaches’ favorite to win the 2017-18 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball league title, the preseason poll was announced Monday by the conference office.  The Jimmies received eight (8) first-place votes and 80 points to top the preseason poll.

Bellevue (Neb.) edged out Valley City State (N.D.) 60-59 to finish third in the poll.  Dakota State (S.D.) was picked to finish fifth after recording 44 points.  Presentation (S.D.) finished sixth with 32 points, followed by Dickinson State (N.D.) seventh with 27 points, Viterbo (Wis.) eighth with 23 points and Waldorf (Iowa) ninth with 12 points.

Points are awarded on a 9-1 basis and coaches could vote for their own team.

On the men’s side….

Bellevue (Neb.) is the unanimous pick to win the 2017-18 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball conference title, the coaches’ preseason poll was announced Monday afternoon.  The Bruins collected all nine first-place votes and tallied 81 points to top the preseason poll.

Valley City State (N.D.) registered 66 points to finish second in the preseason poll, followed by Dickinson State third with 62 points.  Jamestown was fourth with 54 points, while Dakota State (S.D.) collected 48 points to finish fifth.  Waldorf (Iowa) recorded 35 points to place sixth, Viterbo (Wis.) seventh with 31 points, Presentation (S.D.) eighth with 16 points and Mayville State (N.D.) ninth with 12 points.

Points are awarded on a 9-1 basis and coaches could vote for their own team.