FERRIS PICKED FOURTH IN GLIAC PRESEASON POLL
Bulldogs Earn 17 Points In Conference Balloting By Head Coaches
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 | Junior guard Carlton Epps and his Bulldog teammates were picked to finish fourth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll |
The Ferris State University men's basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the 2003-04 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason North Division Poll, which was released Monday (Nov. 10) by the league office.
The Bulldogs totaled 17 points in the balloting, which was conducted by the conference's head coaches. A year ago, Ferris State took seventh place in the conference's preseason coaches poll with 13 points.
Northern Michigan was selected as the North Division favorite as the Wildcats recorded 35 points along with five first-place votes. Findlay took the top spot in the South Division with 25 points and five first-place votes.
The league's 13 head coaches voted for the division in which they play, but were not allowed to vote for their own team. The first-place team in the North Division ballot received six points while the second-place team received five points, etc. In the South Division, the first-place team was granted five points while the second-place team took four points, etc.
Ferris, which returns four starters and seven letterwinners from a year ago, posted an 11-15 overall record and a fourth-place 7-11 GLIAC finish during the 2002-03 campaign. The Bulldogs' overall record and league finish were their best since compiling a 21-12 mark and a fourth-place 10-8 league ledger during the 1997-98 season.
FSU will open its 76th season of varsity competition this Saturday (Nov. 15) at Lewis (Ill.) in Romeoville, Ill. Tipoff for the non-league encounter in LU's Neil Carey Arena is set for 8:30 p.m. (EST).
The following is the complete 2003-04 GLIAC Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll with first-place votes in parenthesis.
North Division
1. Northern Michigan (5) - 35 points
2. Michigan Tech (2) - 32 points
3. Northwood - 26 points
4. Ferris State - 17 points
5. Grand Valley State - 16 points
6. Saginaw Valley State - 12 points
7. Lake Superior State - 9 points
South Division
1. Findlay (5) - 25 points
2. Gannon - 18 points
3. Wayne State - 15 points
4. Mercyhurst (1) - 14 points
5. Hillsdale - 12 points
6. Ashland - 6 points
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