Press Release
Aug. 2, 2010
Northwest is Preseason No. 1
MARYVILLE, Mo.—The defending national champion Northwest Missouri State Bearcats are the consensus No. 1 pick in three preseason polls. USA Today, Sporting News and Lindy's each has Northwest on the top line. The full listings are provided below:
| USA Today | Sporting News | Lindy's | |||||
| 1. | Northwest Missouri State | 1. | Northwest Missouri State | 1. | Northwest Missouri State | ||
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 2. | Grand Valley State | 2. | Grand Valley State | ||
| 3. | North Alabama | 3. | West Liberty State | 3. | West Liberty State | ||
| 4. | Minnesota Duluth | 4. | Minnesota-Duluth | 4. | North Alabama | ||
| 5. | West Liberty State | 5. | California (Pa.) | 5. | Minnesota Duluth | ||
| 6. | Abilene Christian | 6. | Nebraska-Kearney | 6. | California (Pa.) | ||
| 7. | Central Washington | 7. | Central Washington | 7. | Central Washington | ||
| 8. | California (Pa.) | 8. | North Carolina-Pembroke | 8. | Tarleton State | ||
| 9. | Washburn | 9. | Edinboro (Pa.) | 9. | Carson-Newman | ||
| 10. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10. | North Alabama | 10. | Midwestern State | ||
| 11. | Nebraska-Kearney | 11. | Carson-Newman | 11. | Nebraska-Kearney | ||
| 12. | West Alabama | 12. | Minnesota State | 12. | Saginaw Valley State | ||
| 13. | West Texas A&M | 13. | Hillsdale | 13. | Minnesota State | ||
| 14. | Saginaw Valley State | 14. | Abilene Christian | 14. | North Carolina-Pembroke | ||
| 15. | Carson-Newman | 15. | Tarleton State | 15. | Shippensburg | ||
| 16. | Missouri Western | 16. | Missouri Western | 16. | Bloomsburg | ||
| 17. | Midwestern State | 17. | Tuskegee | 17. | Abilene Christian | ||
| 18. | East Stroudsburg | 18. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 18. | East Stroudsburg | ||
| 19. | Tuskegee | 19. | Shippensburg | 19. | Hillsdale | ||
| 20. | North Carolina-Pembroke | 20. | Saginaw Valley State | 20. | Missouri Western | ||
| 21. | Nebraska-Omaha | 21. | East Stroudsburg | 21. | Arkansas Tech | ||
| 22. | Bemidji State | 22. | West Texas A&M | 22. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | ||
| 23. | West Chester | 23. | Arkansas Tech | 23. | West Alabama | ||
| 24. | Delta State | 24. | West Alabama | 24. | Edinboro | ||
| 25. | Hillsdale | 25. | Midwestern State | 25. | Tuskegee | ||
For more information, please contact:
Phillip Dowden, Media Relations/Sports Information
sid@nwmissouri.edu | 660.562.1118 | Fax: 660.562.1582
Northwest Athletics
Lamkin Activity Center | 800 University Drive | Maryville, MO 64468
