Basketball: Western Carolina picked third by coaches & media

Both the SoCon coaches and media preseason polls were released today, and both picked the Western Carolina Catamounts to finish in third place this season.

The Cats did receive 1 first place vote in the coaches poll, Elon finished with 7 first place votes and 86 points, while Davidson finished second, with 3 first place votes and 90 points.   In the media poll,  Elon had 14 first place votes, and Davidson received 12.

WCU returns all five starters from last season, along with a total of 12 letter-winners that finished 9-9 in the SoCon, for a third place finish in the North Division.

This season, with the departure of Charleston to the CAA, the league will not compete in the 2 division format, but all teams will compete in one division, made up of tall 11 teams.  However, each team will play only 16 conference games this season, rather than the standard 18 as in the past.  Each team will play four pre-selected SoCon teams only once this season, 2 at home and 2 on the road.  All other teams will be played home and home.

Coaches Poll
1. Elon (7) 96
2. Davidson (3) 90
3. Western Carolina (1) 82
4. (tie) Appalachian State 67
4. (tie) Samford 67
6. Wofford 57
7. Chattanooga 50
8. UNCG 32
9. Georgia Southern 30
10. Furman 20
11. The Citadel 14

Media Poll
1. Elon (14) 270
2. Davidson (12) 268
3. WesternCarolina 233
4. Samford 176
5. Wofford 165
6. Appalachian State 164
7. Chattanooga 161
8. UNCG 98
9. Furman 69
10. Georgia Southern 66
11. The Citadel 46

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