Nothing like starting the day with a College hoops teaser. I will admit I haven't poured over each roster in the OVC or compared returning starters so this is a based totally on a guess....But I think it's safe to say (once again) Murray State will be the team everyone in the OVC chases this year.
The Racers were picked 57th last year and nearly advanced to the Sweet 16...So image what could happen with a ranking 10 better this season. Dare I say Elite 8! That would be one heck of a shining moment.
By Dave Winder
Murray, Ky. --- 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.
The top-50 rankings by CollegeHoops.net set Purdue as their preseason no. 1, followed by Duke,Michigan State, Kentucky, KansasState, 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 fromthe 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.
Murray State returns eight regulars from last season and add four newcomers for the 2010-11 season.
Nothing like starting the day with a College hoops teaser. I will admit I haven't poured over each roster in the OVC or compared returning starters so this is a based totally on a guess....But I think it's safe to say (once again) Murray State will be the team everyone in the OVC chases this year. 
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