University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball was ranked 18th in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Preseason Top 25, marking its second preseason ranking of the fall. The preseason ranking are the first for USI since the preseason polls in 2013 when it was 18th in the NABC Top 20 and 23rd in the Division II Bulletin.
The Screaming Eagles, who also received votes in the new NCAA.com Division II Preseason Top 25, opened the 2019-20 campaign with a 71-68 overtime loss to NCAA Division I University of Evansville Monday night. USI junior forward Emmanuel Little led the Eagles with a double-double, 20 points and 11 rebounds.
USI closes out the exhibition portion of the schedule Friday when it visits Purdue University for a 7 p.m. (CDT) tip.
NABC Preseason Top 25
1. NW Missouri State
2. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)
3. Bellarmine (Ky.)
4. West Liberty (W.Va.)
5. UC San Diego
6. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)
7. West Texas A&M
8. Queens (N.C.)
9. Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
10. Missouri Southern
11. Indiana (Pa.)
12. Valdosta State (Ga.)
13. Augusta (Ga.)
14. Colorado School of Mines
15. Northern State (S.D.)
16. Alabama Huntsville
17. Findlay (Ohio)
18. Southern Indiana
19. Ashland (Ohio)
20. St. Edward’s (Texas)
21. Saint Anselm (N.H.)
22. Daemen (N.Y.)
23. Concordia (Calif.)
24. Tarleton State (Texas)
25. Morehouse (Ga.)
