The have been selected to finish in third this season. Utah Valley received seven of eight first-place votes, the other going to Houston Baptist. Both those schools have already begun their seasons: the former starting 1-3, the latter 1-2.
Northern Colorado will start the season on Friday with Game 1 of a four-game series against the North Dakota State Bison. The Bears finished second in the Great West in 2011.
The poll results are below:
1. Utah Valley (7) 63 pts.
2. Houston Baptist (1) 53 pts.
3. Northern Colorado 46 pts.
4. NJIT 37 pts.
5. NYIT 33 pts.
6. Texas-Pan American 24 pts.
7. North Dakota 23 pts.
8. Chicago State 9 pts.
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