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ST. LOUIS – Missouri State, which returns a host of key position players and pitchers from last year’s MVC Regular Season and tournament title team, has been tabbed as the league favorite in the annual coaches’ preseason poll, receiving five of eight first-place votes.
The Bears tallied 59 points and were narrowly named the favorite over second-place pick DBU (58 points), as the Patriots tallied two first-place votes. Indiana State (49 points) finished third with the final first place vote, while Bradley finished fourth with 39 points.
Southern Illinois was selected in fifth place with 31 points, followed by Illinois State (28 points) in the sixth slot, Valparaiso (13 points) in the seventh slot and Evansville eighth (11 points).
