Mustangs the favorite in 2023-24 GPAC Men’s Hoops Preseason Poll
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Morningside University totaled 93 points and is the preseason coaches’ selection to win the 2023-24 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Basketball Championship. The Mustangs just edged out Northwestern who was picked second with 92 points. Both squads tallied five first-place votes. Dordt, with 85 points and one first-place vote, was picked third. Jamestown and Concordia round out the top five respectively.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Morningside University totaled 93 points and is the preseason coaches' selection to win the 2023-24 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Basketball Championship. The Mustangs just edged out Northwestern who was picked second with 92 points. Both squads tallied five first-place votes. Dordt, with 85 points and one first-place vote, was picked third. Jamestown and Concordia round out the top five respectively.
Morningside and Jamestown were co-champions of the regular season last year in the GPAC with a record of 15-5 in conference play. Dordt claimed the tournament title with a win over Jamestown last year. Dordt, Jamestown, Morningside, and Concordia all qualified for the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship tournament in 2022-23.
Points were awarded on a 10-1 basis and coaches could not vote for their own team.
Here is the complete 2023-24 GPAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll:
|
PLACE |
TEAM |
POINTS |
1st PLACE VOTES |
|
1 |
MORNINGSIDE |
93 |
5 |
|
2 |
NORTHWESTERN |
92 |
5 |
|
3 |
DORDT |
85 |
1 |
|
4 |
JAMESTOWN |
72 |
|
|
5 |
CONCORDIA |
68 |
|
|
6 |
DAKOTA WESLEYAN |
47 |
|
|
7 |
DOANE |
46 |
|
|
8 |
BRIAR CLIFF |
33 |
|
|
9 |
HASTINGS |
30 |
|
|
10 |
MOUNT MARTY |
22 |
|
|
11 |
MIDLAND |
17 |