ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team has been voted ninth in the preseason release of the D2CSC Atlantic Region Poll that was announced Monday morning.
The Mountain Lions received 15 points as it was sandwiched between Slippery Rock (17 points) and West Chester (13).
West Liberty topped the poll with four first-place votes and 57 total points. California (Pa.) notched a first-place vote and 52 points. East Stroudsburg earned 41 points while defending Atlantic Region Champion Gannon received 36 points and a first-place vote. Charleston (33 points) rounded out the top five.
Fairmont State (32) was edged out for fifth, but was well ahead of seventh-place Lincoln (20). Slippery Rock, Concord and West Chester completed the preseason top 10 in the region.
CU went 22-8 last season and advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 2015-16.
The Mountain Lions open the season November 13 at Virginia Union.
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