FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University Men's Basketball found itself atop the National Association of Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll for the second consecutive season.

The Sharks top the NABC's Preseason Poll with seven first place votes of 16. Washburn, ranked second in the initial poll, received three first place votes while the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, Gannon, came in third with six first place votes.

The Sunshine State Conference was well-represented with last year's conference runner-up, Palm Beach Atlantic, coming in 13^th in the preseason poll and Florida Southern outside the top 25, but receiving votes.

NSU opens its season at the SSC-Gulf South Conference Crossover in Huntsville, Ala. taking on Montevallo in its season-opener in a neutral site contest on Nov. 13 before taking on preseason No. 25 Alabama Huntsville in a true road game on Nov. 14 in a rematch of last season's NCAA South Region Championship Game.

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