VCSU Preseason basketball polls
Madison, SD (PlayNorthStar.com)– Bellevue (Neb.) is the coaches’ pick to win the 2018-19 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball conference title, the preseason poll was announced Monday afternoon by the conference office. The Bruins tallied seven first-place votes and registered 63 points in the poll.
Bellevue won the 2017-18 NSAA regular-season title with an overall record of 21-12 and 11-5 NSAA record. The Bruins fell to Northwestern (Iowa) in the opening round of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Tournament and finished at No. 23 in the final national poll.
Mayville State (N.D.) picked up the final first-place vote and collected 52 points to finish second in the poll. The Comets upset top-seed Bellevue in the semifinal round of the conference tournament and went on to win the tournament with a 73-70 victory before falling to College of Idaho in the opening round of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Tournament.
Dakota State (S.D.) recorded 45 points to finish third in the coaches’ poll. Viterbo (Wis.) was picked to finish fourth with 35 points. Dickinson State (N.D.) edged Valley City State (N.D.) by two points (29-27) to place fifth. Waldorf (Iowa) was seventh with 22 points, while Presentation (S.D.) was eighth with 17 points.
Madison, SD (PlayNorthStar.com)– The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) will have a new favorite to win the women’s basketball conference title. Valley City State (N.D.) collected all eight first-place votes and 64 total possible points to become the unanimous pick to win the league title. The conference coaches’ preseason poll was announced Monday afternoon by the conference office.
The Vikings completed their 2017-18 season with an overall record of 25-5 and 13-3 record in North Star contests (No. 14 ranking in the final national poll). VCSU defeated Jamestown (N.D.) to win the North Star conference’s tournament last season. Valley City State lost to St. Francis (Ill.) in the opening round of the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Tournament.
Bellevue (Neb.) was picked to finish second with 55 points. Mayville State (N.D.) collected 48 points to finish third in the poll, followed by Dakota State (S.D.) fourth with 40 points. Presentation (S.D.) was fifth with 29 points, Waldorf (Iowa) sixth with 23 points, Viterbo (Wis.) seventh with 16 points and Dickinson State (N.D.) eighth with 13 points.
