KANSAS CITY, Mo. - 10/26/2009 - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University men’s and women’s basketball find themselves ranked in the 2009-10 NAIA preseason basketball polls. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s women are No. 1 for the 26th straight ranking, and have also been No. 1 in the preseason poll for four straight seasons. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s men enter the preseason poll at the No. 11 spot.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s women, the defending NAIA national championships, received nine of the 11 first place votes with Vanguard (Calif.) coming in at No. 2 with the other two first place votes.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s men are No. 11 after finishing last season as the No. 4 ranking team and a No. 3 seed in the NAIA national tournament. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ advanced to the second round of last season’s national tournament after winning their sixth TranSouth championship.
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