Below is the final list of the Divison II Pre-Season Men's Basketball predictions. GSC Teams and Players in BOLD
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Oct. 27, 2009 - Pre-Season poll)
1. BYU-Hawaii (6 first place votes) 27-2 198 3
2. Bellarmine, Ky. (1 first place vote) 26-7 189 18
3. Southwest Baptist, Mo. 26-5 162 7
4. Findlay, Ohio 36-0 161 1
5. Central Missouri 30-5 156 6
6. Cal Poly Pomona 25-8 143 NR
7. Valdosta State, Ga. 24-7 140 NR
8. Florida Southern 29-7 117 11
9. Bentley, Mass. 26-7 115 24
10. Augusta State, Ga. 30-5 109 4
11. St. Cloud State, Minn. 22-9 102 22
12. Metropolitan State, Colo. 27-4 101 8
13. Grand Valley State, Mich. 21-10 99 NR
14. Tusculum, Tenn. 20-11 84 NR
15. Merrimack, Mass. 21-9 83 NR
16. Kutztown, Pa. 28-5 79 20
17. Central Oklahoma 24-6 61 13
18. Indiana, Pa. 22-8 52 NR
19. Johnson C. Smith, N.C. 23-8 51 NR
20. Winona State, Minn. 24-9 50 NR
21. Humboldt State, Calif. 20-12 46 NR
22. Southwest Minnesota State 28-7 45 12
23. Delta State, Miss. 21-9 31 NR
24. Rollins, Fla. 20-10 30 NR
25. Philadelphia, Pa. 25-6 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Northern Kentucky 26, Benedict (S.C.) 19, Catawba (N.C.) 17, Barton (N.C.) 15, Virginia Union 15, West Virginia State 14, LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.) 13, Georgia College & State 10, Incarnate Word (Texas) 10, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 7, Massachusetts-Lowell 6, Gannon (Pa.) 4, Arkansas Tech 3, South Carolina Aiken 3, Anderson (S.C.) 2, Fort Hays State 1, Western Washington 1.
Basketball Times
NCAA II Top 20
1. Bellarmine, Ky. (26-7)
2. BYU-Hawaii (27-2)
3. Central Missouri (30-5)
4. Valdosta State, Ga. (24-7)
5. Bentley, Mass. (26-7)
6. Indiana, Pa. (22-8)
7. Grand Valley State, Mich. (21-10)
8. Humboldt State, Calif. (20-12)
9. Cal Poly Pomona, Calif. (25-8)
10. St. Cloud State, Minn. (22-9)
11. Findlay, O. (36-0)
12. Philadelphia, Pa. (25-6)
13. Tusculum, Tenn. (20-11)
14. Merrimack, Mass. (21-9)
15. Johnson C. Smith, N.C. (23-8)
16. Winona State, Minn. (24-9)
17. Northern Kentucky (24-7)
18. Kutztown, Pa. (28-5)
19. Southwest Minnesota State (28-7)
20. Seattle Pacific, Wash. (19-10)
All-America Top 25
Lucas Alves, BYU-Hawaii
Gerald Brooks, Indiana, Pa.
Brandon Brown, Cal State San Bernardino
Duke Crews, Bowie State (Md.)
Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State (Ga.)
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown (Pa.)
James Dillard, Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)
Darren Duncan, Merrimack (Mass.)
L.J. Dunn, Barton (N.C.)
Kendrick Easley, Mount Olive (N.C.)
Laurence Ekperigin, Le Moyne (N.Y.)
Russell Frederick, Philadelphia (Pa.)
Chris Hall, Lynn (Fla.)
Aaron Hill, Rockhurst (Ill.)
Braydon Hobbs, Bellarmine (Ky.)
Malcolm Ingram, Philadelphia (Pa.)
David Johnson, Winona State (Minn.)
Justin Keenan, Ferris State (Mich.)
Ben Madgen, Augusta State (Ga.)
Kyle Moore, Tusculum (Tenn.)
Travis Nelson, Minnesota State-Mankato
Marcus Parker, Findlay (O.)
Matt Rogers, Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
Jason Westrol, Bentley (Mass.)
Nick Wolf, Rollins (Fla.)
2009 DIVISION II BULLETIN PRE-SEASON TOP 25
1. BYU-Hawaii
2. Findlay
3. Southwest Baptist
4. Cal Poly Pomona
5. Bellarmine
6. Tusculum
7. Merrimack
8. Augusta State
9. Florida Southern
10. Bentley
11. Valdosta State
12. Southwest Minnesota State
13. Metro State
14. Central Missouri
15. Winona State
16. Kutztown
17. Central Oklahoma
18. Grand Valley State
19. Philadelphia
20. Northern Kentucky
21. Delta State
22. Rollins
23. Johnson C. Smith
24. West Virginia State
25. Incarnate Word
Others to Watch: Barton, Cal St. San B'Dino, Catawba, Christian Brothers, Claflin, Dallas Baptist, Fort Hays St., Gannon, UMass Lowell, NM Highlands, Seattle Pacific, Southern Indiana, Tarleton St., USC Aiken, Virginia Union
The Sporting News NCAA Division II Preview
Top 10
1. Bellarmine
2. BYU-Hawaii
3. Central Missouri
4. Valdosta State
5. Bentley
6. Indiana (Pa.)
7. Grand Valley State
8. Humboldt State
9. Cal Poly Pomona
10. St. Cloud State
Possible Breakthroughs
Adelphia, Arkansas Tech, Augusta State, Barton, Bridgeport, Cal State-San Bernardino, Central Oklahoma, Central Washington, Christian Brothers, Dallas Baptist, Findlay, Florida Southern, Johnson C. Smith, Kutztown, LeMoyne, Massachusetts-Lowell, Merrimack, Metropolitan State, Minnesota State-Mankato, Northern Kentucky, Philadelphia, Saint Anselm, Seattle Pacific, Southern Indiana, Southwest Baptist, Southwest Minnesota State, Tarleton State, Tusculum, Virginia Union, West Liberty State, Western Washington and Winona State.
All-America Team
First
Lucas Alves, BYU-Hawaii
Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State
Darren Duncan, Merrimack
Matt Rogers, Southwest Baptist
Jason Westrol, Bentley
Second
Brandon Brown, Cal State-San Bernardino
Kendrick Easley, Mount Olive
Laurence Ekperigin, LeMoyne
Aaron Hill, Rockhurst
Ben Madgen, Augusta State
Honorable Mention
Morris Anderson, Western Washington
Daniel Bailey, Queens
Chris Banchero, Seattle Pacific
Thomas Baudinet, Saint Anselm
Gerald Brooks, Indiana (Pa.)
Brandon Byerson, Virginia Union
Richard Byrd, Adelphi
Pierce Caldwell, Incarnate Word
Rashad Callaway, Tampa
Duke Crews, Bowie State
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown
L.J. Dunn, Barton
Russell Frederick, Philadelphia
Chris Hall, Lynn
Braydon Hobbs, Bellarmine
Malcolm Ingram, Philadelphia
David Johnson, Winona State
Justin Keenan, Ferris State
Dustin Maguire, Northern Kentucky
Darin Mency, Merrimack
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Travis Nelson, Minnesota State-Mankato
Marcus Parker, Findlay
Matt Schneck, St. Cloud State
Jamar Smith, Southern Indiana
John Thompson, Florida Southern
Zac Tiedeman, Humboldt State
Sanjay Watts, Central Missouri
Darryl Webb, Indiana (Pa.)
Marques Whippy, BYU-Hawaii
Taylor Witt, St. Cloud State
Nick Wolf, Rollins
