MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the league's preseason poll announced Tuesday. Senior point guard Tayler Persons was tabbed to the Preseason All-MAC West Division Team.
The Cardinals were picked second behind Eastern Michigan by just eight total points in the vote of head coaches and media members. BSU received 11 first-place votes.
Defending league champion Buffalo was selected as the preseason favorite to win both the East Division and the conference tournament. The Bulls received all 35 first-place votes in the East.