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2009-10 PRESEASON MID-MAJOR TOP 25
Butler Bulldogs ranked No. 1
Nov. 2, 2009
BOSTON (MA)
-- Less than one week after being ranked No. 10 in the
Associated Press Poll, Butler earns the top spot in
the preseason Mid-Major Top 25.
The Bulldogs, who finished last season with a 26-6
record and a No. 4 ranking in the final Mid-Major poll
of the season, received 28 of the 31 first place
votes. No. 2 ranked Gonzaga received two first place
votes and No. 3 ranked Siena received the other.
Rounding out the top five are Northern Iowa and
Western Kentucky.
Old Dominion, which won the inaugural
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, headlines
the next five, followed by Creighton, Akron, Wright
State and Niagara.
The Horizon League, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
and Missouri Valley Conference each boast two teams
among the top 10, while the Colonial Athletic
Association leads all conferences with four teams
ranked in the first Top 25 of the season.
The MAAC, Missouri Valley and West Coast Conference
have three teams in the rankings.
“I'm excited to be a part of the top 25 panel and want
to ensure that all the deserving teams are recognized
as the season unfolds,” says Santa Clara coach Kerry
Keating. “With a number of teams already considered
among the country's best heading in, this promises to
be a great year for teams across the country.”
Keating has been named as the chairman of the voting
panel, which includes eight new voters. Rick Byrd
(Belmont), Anthony Evans (Norfolk State), Mike Gillian
(Longwood), Dick Hunsaker (Utah Valley), Eddie Jackson
(American), Rick Scruggs (Gardner-Webb), Wayne Tinkle
(Montana) and Ernie Zeigler (Central Michigan) will
each cast a weekly vote during the 2009-10 season.
Teams considered for the Mid-Major Top 25 come from 23
conferences or leagues including the Great West
Conference and the Independents.
The Mid-Major Top 25 is now in its eleventh season.
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