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Bishop Men Picked to Finish Second in NCAC Title Chase


Nov. 1, 2007

The Ohio Wesleyan men's basketball team was predicted to finish second in voting by both coaches and media at the North Coast Athletic Conference's 24th annual Basketball Media Day.

Ohio Wesleyan, which has claimed 4 NCAC titles, returns 2 starters and 9 letterwinners from a team which went 18-10 a year ago.

The Bishops' 2007-08 season opens on Saturday, Nov. 17. The NCAC tournament will be held over the final week of February, with the men's and women's semifinals and finals at the site of the respective high seeds on Feb. 29-March 1.

2007 NCAC Men's Basketball Preseason Polls

  Media         Coaches    
Place School 1st Pts   Place School 1st Pts
1 Wooster 20 218   1 Wooster 8 98
2 Ohio Wesleyan 2 192   2 Ohio Wesleyan 1 90
3 Wittenberg   174   3 Wittenberg 1 78
4 Wabash   142   4 Wabash   73
5 Allegheny   130   5 Kenyon   55
6 Kenyon   128   6 Allegheny   54
7 Hiram   75   7 Hiram   33
8 Earlham   59   8 Earlham   30
9 Oberlin   50   9 Oberlin   20
10 Denison   42   10 Denison   19