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Racers Picked 47th In CollegeHoops.net Preseason Rankings
7/13/2010 12:50:41 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers have been tabbed as the no. 47 team in the men's college basketball preseason rankings by CollegeHoops.net.
The Racers, coming off a record-breaking 31-win season in 2009-10 and their first win in the NCAA Tournament since 1988, are ranked in front of no. 48 Alabama and behind no. 46 Wichita State.
CLICK HERE for the complete preseason rankings from CollegeHoops.net.
The top-50 rankings by CollegeHoops.net set Purdue as their preseason no. 1, followed by Duke, Michigan State, Kentucky, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Butler, Kansas and Syracuse making up the top-10.
Vanderbilt, the team the Racers defeated in the NCAA Tournament, received a no. 12 rank, while Butler, who handed the Racers a heartbreaking two-point loss in the NCAA second round, had a no. 8 preseason rank.
Recent Murray State opponents from the last several seasons include Missouri at no. 13, Tennessee at no. 17, while former MSU coach Mick Cronin at Cincinnati received a no. 49 ranking.
The Racers were selected 57th in the same poll a year ago.
The Racers return eight regulars from last season and add four newcomers for the 2010-11 season
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The Racers, coming off a record-breaking 31-win season in 2009-10 and their first win in the NCAA Tournament since 1988, are ranked in front of no. 48 Alabama and behind no. 46 Wichita State.
CLICK HERE for the complete preseason rankings from CollegeHoops.net.
The top-50 rankings by CollegeHoops.net set Purdue as their preseason no. 1, followed by Duke, Michigan State, Kentucky, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Butler, Kansas and Syracuse making up the top-10.
Vanderbilt, the team the Racers defeated in the NCAA Tournament, received a no. 12 rank, while Butler, who handed the Racers a heartbreaking two-point loss in the NCAA second round, had a no. 8 preseason rank.
Recent Murray State opponents from the last several seasons include Missouri at no. 13, Tennessee at no. 17, while former MSU coach Mick Cronin at Cincinnati received a no. 49 ranking.
The Racers were selected 57th in the same poll a year ago.
The Racers return eight regulars from last season and add four newcomers for the 2010-11 season
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