October 17, 2003 Athletics
Story
Men's Basketball
Ranked 14th In Preseason Mid-Major Top-25 Poll
Utah State returns
three starters and seven letter-winners from last year's NCAA
Tournament team.
 Utah
State's men's basketball team is ranked 14th in the country
according to the first CollegeInsider.com mid-major top-25 poll
released Wednesday. Gonzaga is ranked first in the country,
while UC Santa Barbara is 11th.
"Any preseason recognition is positive, but it is more
of a reflection on past successes," said sixth-year head
coach Stew Morrill. "The reality of the upcoming season
is that we haven't proven anything yet, but we are excited to
get started."
Utah State returns three starters and seven letter-winners from
the 2002-03 team that won the Big West tournament championship,
recorded the fourth-most wins in school history with 24, and
advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last
four seasons.
Utah State opens the 2003-04 season on Fri., Nov. 7 in an exhibition
game against Global Sports at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at
7:05 p.m. The Aggies open the regular season on Fri., Nov. 21
at home against Fort Lewis College at 6:05 p.m.
CollegeInsider.Com
Preseason Mid-Major Poll
1. Gonzaga (26) (24-9)
2. Manhattan (23-7)
3. Illinois-Chicago (21-9)
4. East Tennessee State (20-11)
5. Wichita State (2) (18-12)
6. Miami (Ohio) (13-15)
7. Creighton (2) (29-5)
8. Louisiana-Lafayette (20-10)
9. Northern Illinois (17-14)
10. College of Charleston (25-8)
11. UC Santa Barbara (18-14)
12. Butler (2) (27-6)
13. George Mason (16-12)
14. UTAH STATE (24-9)
15. Bowling Green (13-16)
16. Holy Cross (26-5)
17. Austin Peay (23-8)
18. Pepperdine (15-13)
19. Bradley (12-18)
20. New Mexico State (20-9)
21. Oakland (17-11)
22. Eastern Washington (18-13)
23. UNC-Wilmington (24-7)
24. Akron (14-14)
25. Vermont (21-12)
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