Greetings from the ESPNZone in Time Square, where media day is underway. I'll keep this thread open and keep updating it as we go along. I'm also on Twitter.
Here's the women's coaches poll as it's being announced.
10. Niagara
9. Manhattan
8. Siena
7. Loyola
6. Fairfield
5. Saint Peter's
4. Rider
3. Canisius
2. Iona
1. Marist
Micayla Draysdale, Kaitline Grant, Lyndsie Johnson, Liz Flooks, Allie Lindemann on women's third team
Women's second team: Elli Radke, Stephanie Geehan, Kristina Ford, Anda Ivkovic
Women's first team: Brittany Russell, Thazina Cook, Erica Allenspach, Rachele Fitz, Tammy Meyers
Women's POY: Rachele Fitz
Men's poll:
10. Marist
9. Iona
8. Manhattan
7. Canisius
T-5. Saint Peter's
T-5. Loyola
4. Fairfield
3. Rider
2. Niagara
1. Siena
Men's third team: Greg Logins, Frank Turner, Darryl Crawford, Novar Gadson, Mike Ringgold
Men's second team: Greg Nero, Jamal Barney, Wes Jenkins, Alex Franklin, Ryan Rossiter
Men's first team: Bilal Benn, Tyrone Lewis, Ryan Thompson, Ronald Moore, Edwin Ubiles
POY: Ryan Thompson
Full men's poll with votes: (Tommy Dempsey gave Rider its first-place vote.)
1. Siena (9) 99
2. Niagara 87
3. Rider (1) 82
4. Fairfield 67
5. Loyola 45
5. Saint Peter's 45
7. Canisius 43
8. Manhattan 40
9. Iona 39
10. Marist 12
RIDER is the team to beat, as perhaps Dempsey pointed out in the voting. Bring it on.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with giving yourself the first-place vote...if your team is a conference contender. If Kevin Williard at Iona gave himself the first-place vote or Coach Martelli at St Joe's had done that (predicted 10th in A10), then I'd have a problem with it.
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