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Bradley men picked to finish third in MVC preseason poll

Journal Star
@DaveReynolds2

PEORIA — Amid an upcoming college basketball season of uncertainty, there was one constant among Missouri Valley Conference coaches on Thursday’s preseason media video conference call — they don’t put much stock in the official MVC poll.

For the record, reigning regular-season champion Northern Iowa was picked first, garnering 30 first-place votes, followed by Loyola (13 first-place votes) and Bradley (one first-place vote). Indiana State and Southern Illinois round out a top five that finished in that exact order at the conclusion of last season.

“In a normal year, I’d be more anxious to see the poll,” said UNI coach Ben Jacobson, who returns the bulk of his team.