Huntingdon men and women picked 7th in USA South basketball polls

Huntingdon men and women picked 7th in USA South basketball polls

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Huntingdon men's and women's basketball teams are each ranked seventh in the USA South preseason basketball polls released on Wednesday.

The Huntingdon men, who posted a 9-5 conference record in their first year as a member of the USA South and finished as the conference tournament runner-up, received 42 points in the poll. The Lady Hawks, who were 15-10 overall last season and 7-9 in the conference, earned 79 points.

The Maryville men and women are the preseason favorites in both polls. The Maryville men received 10 of a possible 11 first-place votes and finished with 100 points. Averett received the other first-place vote and is second with 82 points.

On the women's side, Maryville received eight first-place votes and 140 points. Ferrum was ranked second with four first-place votes and 129 points and third-ranked Greensboro picked up one first-place vote and 113 points.

The Huntingdon men open the season on Nov. 15 at Sewanee and the Lady Hawks open at Pensacola Christian on Nov. 17.

The complete polls are listed below.

 

USA South Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

1. Maryville (10 first-place votes), 100 points

2. Averett (1), 82 points

3. Ferrum, 76 points

4. N.C. Wesleyan, 73 points

5. LaGrange, 65 points

6. Greensboro, 44 points

7. Huntingdon, 42 points

8. Methodist, 39 points

9. Piedmont, 33 points

10, Covenant, 30 points

11. William Peace, 21 points

 
 

USA South Women's Basketball Preseason Poll  

1. Maryville (8 first-place votes, 140 points

2. Ferrum (4), 129 points                                                                                               

3. Greensboro (1), 113 points

4. Methodist, 109 points

5. Piedmont, 99 points

6. LaGrange, 92 points

7. Huntingdon, 79 points

8. N.C. Wesleyan, 65 points

9, Meredith, 61 points

10. Averett, 54 points

11. Covenant, 35 points

12. William Peace, 25 points

13. Mary Baldwin, 13 points.