I'm guessing that in this poll that SwMSU, SIU, and Drake will be the three schools ahead of us in that (reverse) order. I kind of do think that 4th is about right. I thought we were somewhat decent last season early on, but kind of ran out of gas as the season went on due to a lack of depth. Some of the guys we brought in this off-season look pretty good on paper at least, so hopefully they are the pieces we need to improve. Besides Drake, who should win the MVC, spots 2-12 seem pretty wide open.
I'm a little surprised that SIUE was picked to win the OVC, although ESPN liked them too in their bracketology. I would've picked SEMO to win that league. SIUE has never done anything at the D1 level, so an OVC title would be a pretty big step up for them regardless of how weak it might be this season.