Cougars sit atop NJCAA preseason poll
The Barton County Community College men's basketball team was picked as the No. 1 team in the NJCAA Preseason Top 30 poll released today. Earlier this month, Street & Smith Magazine also tabbed the Cougars at the preseason favorite in the NJCAA.
Cougars sit atop NJCAA preseason poll
The Barton County Community College men's basketball team was picked as the No. 1 team in the NJCAA Preseason Top 30 poll released today. Earlier this month, Street & Smith Magazine also tabbed the Cougars at the preseason favorite in the NJCAA.
The Cougars are followed in the poll by Florida's Okaloosa-Walton and Lon Morris College in Texas. Rounding out the top five are Southeastern Community College in Iowa and Utah's Dixie State College.
The Cougars will have six games against teams either ranked in the Top 30 or among others receiving votes, starting with two games in the season-opening tournament at Southwest Missouri State-West Plains. Barton will take on SMS-West Plains the second night and Motlow College (Tenn.) the final night. West Plains is among the other receiving votes, while Motlow is rated No. 29. The Cougars will battle West Plains later in the year at Barton County as well.
The Cougars also have two contests with No. 18 Seward County and take on Coffeyville in the Jayhawk Shoot-Out this season as well. Barton could also see No. 28 Odessa (Texas) College at the Midland (Texas) College Tournament.
NJCAA Preseason Top 30
1. Barton County Community College (22-10)
2. Okaloosa-Walton (Fla.) Community College (25-4)
3. Lon Morris (Texas) College (29-7)
4. Southeastern Iowa Community College (25-10)
5. Dixie State (Utah) College (35-3)
6. Schoolcraft (Mich.) College (35-1)
7. Southeastern Illinois College (27-6)
8. South Plains (Texas) College (30-5)
9. Three Rivers (Mo.) Community College (25-7)
10. Walters State (Tenn.) Community College (16-11)
11. Allegany College of Maryland (32-4)
12. Arkansas-Fort Smith (28-6)
13. San Jacinto (Texas) College (30-2)
14. Vincennes (Ind.) University (21-10)
15. Arizona Western College (28-3)
16. Sheridan (Wyom.) College (28-7)
17. Georgia Perimeter College (29-3)
18. Seward County (Kan.) Community College (28-6)
19. College of Southern Idaho (26-6)
20. Moberly (Mo.) Area Community College (30-7)
21. Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College (29-5)
22. Holmes (Miss.) Community College (17-10)
23. Daytona Beach (Fla.) Community College (25-6)
24. Southern Union State (Ala.) Community College (32-5)
25. Cochise (Ariz.) College (20-11)
26. Redlands (Okla.) Community College (30-5)
27. Southwestern Illinois College (24-7)
28. Odessa (Texas) College (21-8)
29. Motlow (Tenn.) College (25-5)
30. Chipola (Fla.) Junior College (18-12)
Others receiving votes
Atlanta Metropolitan College (17-13)
Cincinnati State Technical (25-6)
Coastal Georgia Community College (24-11)
Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College (36-2)
Cowley County (Kan.) Community College (18-13)
Eastern Oklahoma State College (25-7)
Highland (Ill.) Community College (27-6)
Kankakee (Ill.) Community College (22-12)
North Dakota State College (31-2)
Northeastern (Colo.) Junior College (26-7)
Northwest Mississippi Community College (18-9)
Paris (Texas) Junior College (24-9)
Rockingham (NC) Community College (24-10)
Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College (17-15)
Shelton State (Ala.) Community College (32-5)
Southwest Missouri State-West Plains (25-7)
St. Petersburg (Fla.) College (27-7)
Wabash Valley (Ill.) College (32-6)
Weatherford (Texas) College (20-12)
Westchester (NY) Community College (24-7)
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