PHILADELPHIA – For the third straight season the Temple Owls have been picked to finish sixth in the annual American Athletic Conference men's basketball poll. The poll was voted on by the league's head coaches and announced Monday at the Conference's Basketball Media Day held at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott.
Temple fans are hoping that the Owls again prove this ranking wrong. In 2015-16, the team won the American Athletic Conference with a 14-4 league record while the previous season, also picked sixth, Temple tied for third with a 13-5 conference mark.
In a very tight poll, Cincinnati is the preseason favorite to win The American, earning six of the 11 first-place votes and 95 points.