Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Receive Votes In Preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
October 31, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Oct 31, 2003
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Preseason Poll and was ranked 48th in the country. The Falcons will host Hoops and Halloween Saturday at 5 p.m. and then face the Howard Pulley All-Stars in an exhibition game at 7 p.m., Wednesday, November 5, in Anderson Arena. Both events are free and open to the public.
BGSU was picked to finish second in the MAC West division by the MAC News Media Association but were chosen first in such publications as The Sporting News, Basketball News and Street and Smith's Basketball Preview.
BGSU opens the regular season Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m. against Urbana at home.
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2002-03 record, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last season's final ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (25) 23-10 762 11
2. Duke (3) 26-7 697 9
3. Michigan State (1) 22-13 677 18
4. Arizona 28-4 638 5
5. Kansas 30-8 589 2
6. Missouri 22-11 560 22
7. Syracuse (1) 30-5 533 1
8. Florida 25-8 507 16
9. Kentucky 32-4 498 4
10. North Carolina 19-13 493 -
11. Texas 26-7 461 3
12. Gonzaga 24-9 403 -
13. Illinois 25-7 399 13
14. Wisconsin 24-8 392 13
15. Oklahoma 27-7 353 7
16. Louisville 25-7 291 19
17. Stanford 24-9 258 20
18. St. Joseph's 23-7 244 -
19. Cincinnati 17-12 225 -
19. Notre Dame 24-10 225 15
21. Wake Forest 25-6 216 12
22. Pittsburgh 28-5 148 8
23. Marquette 27-6 78 6
24. Oklahoma State 22-10 61 24
25. Maryland 21-10 46 10
Others receiving votes: Oregon 33; N.C. State 30; Xavier 30; Utah 29; Colorado 25; Auburn 23; BYU 20; California 19; Purdue 16; Texas Tech 12; Arizona St. 10; Memphis 10; Ohio State 10; Dayton 8; Charlotte 6; Providence 5; Creighton 4; LSU 4; Akron 3; Colorado St. 3; Louisiana-Lafayette 3; Seton Hall 3; Bowling Green 2 ; Temple 2; Tennessee 2; Utah State 2; Wichita State 2; Ill.-Chicago 1; Indiana 1; Manhattan 1; Minnesota 1; UNLV 1.
