Utah Valley picked fifth in Big West preseason men's basketball poll
The Wolverines, in their first Big West season, drew 85 points in a vote of the league's 12 head coaches.
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Utah Valley was picked to finish fifth in the 2026-27 Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll, which the conference announced Thursday, Utah Valley Wolverines Athletics reported. The Wolverines received 85 points, one behind fourth-place CSUN, and no first-place votes. [1]
UC Irvine was picked first with 114 points and seven first-place votes, followed by UC San Diego with 105 and UC Santa Barbara with 103. Cal Poly was sixth with 75 points. [1]
This is Utah Valley's first season in the Big West. The team went 25-9 last season and won a second straight WAC regular-season title, and coach Todd Phillips has signed an extension through 2029-30, the school said. Utah Valley plays an exhibition against Utah Tech on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Burns Arena in St. George. [1]
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