The AP preseason basketball poll is out and the Ball State Cardinals received 4 votes.
While that may not seem like that big of a deal to the untrained eye, it’s huge. Recently, the MAC gets their one bid to the NCAA tournament and that’s it, making the regular season virtually meaningless. At least with regards to the big dance. This year could be different.
Most times in life, where you finish is impacted a great deal from where you start. Ball State is on the radar. They also have several huge games in the non-conference schedule that could turn some heads.