MVC men’s preseason poll:
1 Wichita State (37) 413
2 Illinois State (4) 356
3 UNI (1) 348
4 Missouri State 278
5 Southern Illinois 228
6 Indiana State 219
7 Loyola 179
8 Bradley 110
9 Evansville 106
10 Drake 73
First team: Markis McDuffie, Wichita State; MiKyle McIntosh, Illinois State; Jeremy Morgan, UNI; Brenton Scott, Indiana State; Paris Lee, Illinois State.
Second team: Milton Doyle, Loyola; Dequon Miller, Missouri State; Shaquille Morris, Wichita State; Sean O’Brien, Southern Illinois; Reed Timmer, Drake.
Preseason Player of the Year: Jeremy Morgan, UNI
Women’s preseason poll
1 Drake (34) 392
2 UNI (4) 317
3 Missouri State (2) 313
4 Southern Illinois 306
5 Wichita State 248
6 Indiana State 199
7 Bradley 141
8 Illinois State 123
9 Evansville 109
10 Loyola 52
All-conference team – Rangie Bessard, Wichita State; Caitlin Ingle, Drake; Rishonda Napier, Southern Illinois; Madison Weekly, UNI; Lizzy Wendell, Drake.