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The Mountain West will hold its annual media day Wednesday in Las Vegas, which will coincide with the release of the preseason poll. The Wolf Pack, which won the MW regular-season and conference tournament titles last season, is expected to be selected first in the preseason poll, potentially in a unanimous vote. Here is a look at the ballot I submitted to the MW, with my predicted order of finish; my preseason player, freshman and newcomer of the year; and my first-team All-MW selections.
Predicted order of finish
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