Picked to Win
GPAC Men's Hoops
Title
Northwestern College totaled 144 points and 12 first place votes and is the preseason coaches’ selection to win the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) men’s basketball title. The Red Raiders, coached by Kris Korver, were the regular season co-champions last winter and posted a 26-9 record. Northwestern and Sioux Falls both went 14-4 during league play last winter in sharing the crown. The Red Raiders advanced to the semifinals of the NAIA Men’s Division II National Tournament.
The Cougars are picked second with 125 points and the one remaining first place vote. Morningside is tabbed third with 115 points.
Here is the complete 2007-08 GPAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
|
Place |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
|
1. |
Northwestern |
144 |
12 |
|
2. |
Sioux Falls |
125 |
1 |
|
3. |
Morningside |
115 |
|
|
4. |
Hastings |
106 |
|
|
5. |
Dordt |
105 |
|
|
6t. |
Briar Cliff |
89 |
|
|
6t. |
Dakota Wesleyan |
89 |
|
|
8. |
Doane |
67 |
|
|
9. |
Concordia |
47 |
|
|
10. |
Mount Marty |
38 |
|
|
11t. |
Midland Lutheran |
34 |
|
|
11t. |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
34 |
|
|
13. |
Dana |
21 |
| (13) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (5) Dordt at | Ppd. |
| Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (7) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| (3) Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dordt at | Ppd. |
| (20) Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| Hastings at | 9 |
| Morningside | 43 |
| Concordia at | Cncl |
| UNK Invite | |
| Concordia at | Cncl |
| UNK Invite | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| (15) Briar Cliff at | 77 |
| Doane | 71 |
| Hastings at | 77 |
| Midland | 86 |
| (RV) Morningside at | 81 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 59 |
| (13) Northwestern at | 72 |
| (5) Dordt | 86 |
| Concordia at | 67 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 47 |
| (10) Briar Cliff at | 73 |
| Doane | 77 |
| (20) Hastings at | 76 |
| Midland | 58 |
| (5) Morningside at | 68 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 58 |
| (7) Northwestern at | 87 |
| Dordt | 62 |
| Mount Marty at | 4:00pm |
| (15) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (RV) Morningside at | 4:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Doane at | 4:00pm |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 4:00pm |
| Midland | CST |
| (RV) Mount Marty at | 2:00pm |
| (10) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (5) Morningside at | 2:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 2:00pm |
| Midland | CST |
| TBA at | 9:00am |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open (Sioux City, IA) | |
| Midland at | 9:00am |
| TBA | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Morningside at | 9:00am |
| TBA | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 9:00am |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Midland at | |
| Dordt Invite | |
| Morningside | |
| Dordt Invitational | |
| Briar Cliff at | |
| Dordt Invitational | |
| Concordia at | |
| Husker Invite | |
| Northwestern at | |
| Dordt Invite | |
| Dakota Wesleyan | |
| Dordt College Invite | |
| Doane at | |
| Wichita State Invite | |
| Dordt | |
| Dordt College Invite | |
| Hastings at | |
| NWU Quad Meet | |
