OGDEN, Utah – The annual Big Sky preseason basketball polls are out, and the league has taken notice of the Vandals, with the coaches' poll projecting Idaho to finish second and the media poll projecting Idaho third.
Idaho took second in the coaches' poll with 104 points and one first place vote. Weber State took first with 114 points (seven first), while North Dakota was extremely close in third with 103 points (three first). The media poll went slightly differently. Weber State still took first (181 points, 10 first), but Montana took second (167 points, three first).