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The Tritons,
who
return eight
letter winners and two starters from last
year’s 14-13 team, received zero firstplace
votes and 40 overall points, finishing
behind Rockhurst and Drury.
Rockhurst finished first in the voting
with 13 first-place votes and 65 total
points, while Drury came in second
with two first-place votes and 50 points.
Missouri S&T (31) and Maryville (14)
rounded out the voting in the West Division.
Bellarmine received 12 first-place
votes and 64 total points to claim the
division favorite spot in the GLVC East.
Northern Kentucky, the defending
GLVC champs, finished second in the
voting with three first-place votes and
52 total points, while Kentucky Wesleyan
(35 total points), Southern Indiana
(33), and Indianapolis (16) rounded
out the East Division voting. Quincy
University was selected as the favorite to
take the North Division title.
The Hawks picked up nine first-place
votes and 59 total points to edge Lewis
in the voting. The Flyers received five
first-place votes and 54 total points to
finish second.
Saint Joseph’s (45), which received
the final first-place vote, came in third
ahead of Wisconsin-Parkside (23) and
Illinois-Springfield (19). The 2009-10
GLVC schedule will begin on December
3. In a parallel event, the women’s
basketball team was also picked for the
third spot in the GLVC North Division
UM-St. Louis, which brings back 11
letter winners and all five starters, from
last year’s 7-21 team, received zero firstplace
votes and 36 overall points to finish
behind Drury and Missouri S&T.
The preseason favorite Panthers received
14 first-place votes and 66 total points
to finish first in the voting, while S&T
came in second with one first place
vote and 52 points. Rockhurst (31) and
Maryville (16) finished behind UM-St.
Louis to round out the division.
UIndy, which was ranked fourth in
the nation in the NCAA Division II preseason
poll, received 11 first-place votes
and 63 total points to earn favorite status
in the GLVC East Division.
The Greyhounds were followed by
defending GLVC champ Northern Kentucky,
which received the remaining four
first-place votes and 55 total points.
Bellarmine came in third with 37 total
points, followed by Southern Indiana
(29) and Kentucky Wesleyan (15) to
round out the division.
Quincy was picked the favorite
to claim the GLVC North Division.
The Lady Hawks, who finished with a
league-best 16-1 conference record a
year ago, received eight first-place votes
and 58 total points.
Lewis came
in a close second
with four firstplace
votes and 52
total points, while
Wisconsin-Parkside
finished third with
three first-place
votes and 49 total
points, ahead of
Saint Joseph’s (27)
and Illinois-Springfield
(14).
The 2009-10
GLVC schedule
will begin on December
3. Each
GLVC team will
play the teams in
its division twice
and each team in
the other two divisions
once for an
18-game slate in