LAS CRUCES, N.M. - As basketball season inches closer, preseason polls are beginning to roll out. Among them is Chris Dortch's Blue Ribbon Yearbook, with his picks for Conference USA releasing on Friday. NM State transfer guard Zawdie Jackson was chosen as CUSA Newcomer of the Year, with the Blue-Ribbon Forecast also choosing NM State to finish sixth in the conference standings. Louisiana Tech was selected as the favorite to take the top spot.
Blue Ribbon was introduced in the 1981-82 season by Chris Wallace and is used across the college basketball world for preparation by various television networks such as ESPN, CBS and others.