CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Buffalo Bulls & Eastern Michigan Eagles have been selected to win their respective divisions in the 2018-19 MAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll. The poll was determined by the league’s 12 head coaches & a 23-member MAC News Media Panel. Buffalo received a unanimous 35 first place votes when it came to picking who would win the East crown, while Eagles received 17 first place votes to take home the West title.
The Bulls also received 25 votes to win the MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Ten of the league's top men's basketball players were also selected to the preseason All-MAC teams for the East and West Divisions as announced by the league office.