SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced the results of their preseason coaches poll today which pegged the Gaels to finish fourth in the conference standings and selected Blake Hathcoat to the All-WCC Preseason Team.
SMC received a total of 46 votes to finish just a hair behind third place San Diego (49). Pepperdine landed the top spot in the projected standings with eight first place votes and 64 total points while San Francisco finished second with 54 points.
Trailing the Gaels in order were BYU, Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara, Pacific, and Gonzaga.