The University of Akron Athletics
Men's Basketball Tallies Votes In AP Poll
November 02 | Men's Basketball
AKRON, Ohio – For the second-consecutive season, the University of Akron men's basketball team was recognized in the "others receiving votes" category of the Associated Press preseason poll, released on Friday. The Zips tallied two votes in the poll, after earning one vote last season.
Akron, which was picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference East Division in a preseason media poll released last month, is the only MAC team to receive preseason attention in either of the national polls. Additionally, the Zips were the league's highest-rated team in last month's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Preseason Top 25, coming in at No. 14.
UA
finished last season with a
school-record 26-7 mark, won its first MAC East Division title
since 1998, and advanced to the conference tournament title game
for the first time in program history. The Zips return three
starters and 10 letterwinners from that team, including Preseason
All-MAC selection and league player-of-the-year candidate senior
forward Jeremiah Wood. Wood led the Zips in rebounding
(7.8 rpg) and ranked third in scoring (10.3 ppg) last season.
Akron plays host to Walsh University in an exhibition on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. EST at Rhodes Arena, and opens the regular season on Nov. 16 against South Carolina Upstate in the BP Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Zips' regular-season home-opener comes on Nov. 24 versus Binghamton at 7 p.m.
UA closing out last season with votes in the final AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches rankings.
Associated Press Preseason Top 25
Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. North Carolina (29) 1,728
2. UCLA (24) 1,710
3. Memphis (18) 1,680
4. Kansas 1,568
5. Georgetown (1) 1,504
6. Louisville 1,380
7. Tennessee 1,371
8. Michigan State 1,296
9. Indiana 1,145
10. Washington State 1,103
11. Marquette 1,002
12. Oregon 918
13. Duke 868
14. Gonzaga 711
15. Texas 638
16. Texas A&M 623
17. Arizona 499
18. USC 480
19. Arkansas 468
20. Kentucky 372
21. North Carolina State 338
22. Pittsburgh 293
23. Stanford 290
24. Southern Ilinois 222
25. Kansas State 216
Villanova 144, Ohio State 128, Butler 114, Syracuse 103, Clemson 83, Xavier 73, Connecticut 50, Davidson 50, Mississippi State 38, Florida 35, West Virginia 20, Virginia 19, Virginia Commonwealth 19, Notre Dame 18, Wisconsin 15, Alabama 14, Missouri 8, Nevada 6, Maryland 6, Washington 6, Vanderbilt 6, Utah State 4, New Mexico State 4, Providence 3, Brigham Young 3, AKRON 2, Illinois 2, Southern Miss 2, George Mason 1, Houston 1.
