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Updated: Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012, 5:39 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012, 5:39 PM EDT
CLEVELAND - After back-to-back 20-win seasons, the UB men's basketball is expected to be in the middle of the pack in the MAC this season - picked fourth in the preseason poll today.
Defending champion Ohio is the favorite to return to the NCAA Tournament, with Akron and Kent State also finishing ahead of the Bulls in the preseason rankings.
Junior Javon McCrea is one of five players on the preseason All-MAC East list. The complete MAC preseason rankings are included below.
2012-13 East Division Predicted Order of Finish
1. Ohio – 141 Votes (19 first place votes)
2. Akron – 122 Votes (5)
3. Kent State – 89 Votes
4. Buffalo – 68 Votes
5. Bowling Green – 53 Votes
6. Miami – 31 Votes
2012-13 East Division Preseason All-MAC Team
Zeke Marshall, Akron
A’uston Calhoun, Bowling Green
Javon McCrea, Buffalo
Walter Offutt, Ohio
D.J. Cooper, Ohio
2012-13 West Division Predicted Order of Finish
1. Toledo – 143 Votes (20 first place votes)
2. Eastern Michigan – 118 Votes (4)
3. Western Michigan – 88 Votes
4. Ball State – 74 Votes
5. Northern Illinois – 46 Votes
6. Central Michigan – 35 Votes
2012-13 West Division Preseason All-MAC Team
Jesse Berry, Ball State
Abdel Nader, Northern Illinois
Rian Pearson, Toledo
Julius Brown, Toledo
Nate Hutcheson, Western Michigan
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