MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the league's preseason poll. Junior point guard Tayler Persons was tabbed to the Preseason All-MAC West Team.
The selections were made by a panel of all 12 MAC head coaches and 18 media members and announced Thursday morning.
The Cardinals also received five votes as the favorite to win the MAC Tournament, finishing behind only Western Michigan and Buffalo.
Western Michigan was picked to win the West Division. The Broncos and Cardinals shared the division title last season, splitting their regular season meetings before Ball State won the rubber match in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament.