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Eagle66

11/3/2021 10:41 AM

Per the mac website (Link)...

2021-22 MAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll

Buffalo – 143 points (11 first place votes)
Ohio – 126 points
Toledo – 107 points (1)
Kent State – 98 points
Akron – 95 points
Bowling Green – 93 points
Miami – 92 points
Ball State – 54 points
Western Michigan – 44 points
Central Michigan – 34 points
Eastern Michigan – 29 points
Northern Illinois – 21 points

MAC Tournament Champions: Buffalo (8), Bowling Green (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)

Preseason All-MAC First Team
Daeqwon Plowden, 5th-Sr., G/F, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Sr., F, Buffalo
Jeenathan Williams, Sr., F, Buffalo
Ben Vander Plas, R-Sr., F, Ohio
Ryan Rollins, So., G, Toledo

Preseason All-MAC Second Team
K.J. Walton, Grad., G, Akron
Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Jr., G, Miami
Jason Carter 5th-Sr., F, Ohio
B. Artis White, So., G, Western Michigan

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OU_Country

11/3/2021 10:43 AM

Because I haven't done a lot of homework, what does Toledo return or who did they bring in that makes them a top-3 squad? Losing Jackson off last year's team is huge.

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shabamon

11/3/2021 10:59 AM

OU_Country wrote:expand_more

Because I haven't done a lot of homework, what does Toledo return or who did they bring in that makes them a top-3 squad? Losing Jackson off last year's team is huge.

Rollins is a good one, but coaches seem to have a love affair with Kowalchcdkszyk. Don't know what they've earned. They're going to have to rely on very small ball and bombing from beyond the arc to win games.

Hey, I got a joke - How do you beat a rocket in a fight? Just tell it it's supposed to win and it will begin its self-destruct sequence.

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UpSan Bobcat

11/3/2021 2:09 PM

Interesting that Buffalo was such an overwhelming pick to win the MAC but only has Williams and Mballa as a preseason All-MAC selections. I'm sure Segu had to be close to getting honors.

Ohio and Buffalo were the only teams with two picks.

Last Edited: 11/3/2021 2:12:12 PM by UpSan Bobcat

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Obc2

11/3/2021 8:23 PM

Love it.

Cats #2 in coaches poll and 5 picked to get a bid?

In Boals i trust!

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Kevin Finnegan

11/5/2021 2:05 PM

Does anyone know how this works? Do all the coaches get one ballot? Are they allowed to vote for themselves? Boals seems like a rather confident coach, so I couldn't see him selecting another team to win the MAC unless he's not able to pick his own team. And, if that's the case, that means that Buffalo head coach picked Toledo to win it, thinking they're a bigger threat to Bulls than us. That sounds like bulletin board material.

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OUVan

11/5/2021 2:36 PM

Kevin Finnegan wrote:expand_more

I think you are able to vote for your own team and players. Pretty sure we've had unanimous picks for 1st before.