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Akron (14) was the highest ranked MAC squad in the preseason poll, followed by Kent State (15), Miami (17), Western Michigan (23) and Central Michigan (24).
A sixth MAC school, Ohio, received 27 points in the preseason poll.
Two MAC coaches, Steve Hawkins of Western Michigan and Charles Ramsey of Eastern Michigan, are among the panel of coaches participating in the voting process this season.
Below is the complete poll:
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Record
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Points
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1.
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Gonzaga (15)
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23-11
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741
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2.
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Southern Illinois (9)
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29-7
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739
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3.
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Butler (2)
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29-7
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661
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4.
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Davidson (4)
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29-5
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647
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5.
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VCU (1)
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28-7
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588
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6.
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Western Kentucky
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22-11
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516
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7.
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Missouri State
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22-11
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441
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8.
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Bradley
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22-13
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434
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9.
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George Mason
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18-15
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429
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10.
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Old Dominion
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24-9
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336
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11.
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Saint Mary's
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17-15
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321
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12.
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Austin Peay
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21-12
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295
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13.
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Winthrop
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29-5
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235
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14.
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Akron
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26-7
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230
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15.
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Kent State
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21-11
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225
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16.
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Holy Cross
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25-9
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224
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17.
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Miami
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18-15
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211
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18.
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Creighton
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22-11
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157
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19.
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Belmont
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23-10
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146
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20.
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UC Santa Barbara
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18-11
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139
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21.
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Wichita State
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17-14
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135
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22.
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Siena
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20-12
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132
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23.
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Western Michigan
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16-16
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120
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24.
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Central Michigan
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13-18
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105
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25.
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Drexel
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23-9
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103
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Wright State 99, Hofstra 93, Appalachian State 92, Vermont 90, Cal State Fullerton 89, Sam Houston State 82, Montana 80, UNC Greensboro 74, Weber State 65, Louisiana Monroe 31, Bucknell 61, Northern Iowa 59, Loyola Chicago 58, East Tennessee State 53, Texas A&M Corpis Christi 53, Loyola Maryland 49, IUPUI 48, South Alabama 48, Illinois State 46, Oral Roberts 44, Boston University 43, College of Charleston 43, Penn 33, High Point 31, Ohio 27, Eastern Kentucky 26, Cornell 25, Niagara 21, Valpariso 19, Lamar 18, Santa Clara 18, Albany 14, Tennessee Tech 14, Hampton 13, North Texas 13, Texas Arlington 11, Grambling State 10, North Dakota State 10, Sacred Heart 10, New Orleans 9, Oakland 8, Wisconsin Green Bay 7, Middle Tennessee 6, Yale 5, Robert Morris 4, Central Connecticut State 3, Northwestern State 3, UNC-Wilmington 3, Jacksonville 1, San Diego 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1 .
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VOTING PANEL: Mike Adras (Northern Arizona), Randy Bennett (St. Mary's), Will Brown (Albany), Dave Calloway (Monmouth), Kermit Davis (Middle Tennessee), James Fox (Davidson), Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan), Billy Kennedy (Murray State), Tod Kowalczyk (UW-Green Bay), Jim Larranaga (George Mason), Jim Les (Bradley), Mike Lonergan (Vermont), Bart Lundy (High Point), Bob Marlin (Sam Houston State), Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), Tom Moore (Quinnipiac), Jimmy Patsos (Loyola MD), Tom Pecora (Hofstra), Vann Pettaway (Alabama A&M), Charles Ramsey (Eastern Michigan), Craig Robinson (Brown), Sam Scuilli (Santa Clara), John Shulman (Chattanooga), Mark Slonaker (Mercer), Brad Stevens (Butler), Gary Stewart (UC Davis), Scott Sutton (Oral Roberts), Bob Thomason (Pacific), Rex Walters (Florida Atlantic), James Wilhelmi (Howard), Ralph Willard (Holy Cross).
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NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Sun Belt, West Coast.
Loyola (MD) head coach Jimmy Patsos is the chairman of the Top 25 voting panel for the 2007-08 season.
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