BURNSVILLE, MN (NSUWolves.com) [WBB] – Minnesota State University, Mankato was selected by the league coaches as the preseason favorite in the NSIC for the 2023-24 season. The Mavericks received 196 points, garnering 14 first places votes to sit 31 points ahead of second place Minnesota Duluth. The Bulldogs, a 2022-23 national finalist,  had 165 points and the other first place vote. The University of Mary was third with 162 points.

NSIC coaches rank each team from 1 to 14 with a first-place vote receiving 14 points, second place 13, third place 12, etc. Coaches do not rank their own team or vote for their own players in the preseason poll.

The NSIC regular season championship will be based on the 22-game schedule. Each team will play eight teams twice and another six teams once. An NSIC Champion will be awarded to the team with the highest win percentage in the 22 games played.

The 2023-24 women’s basketball season gets underway in early November with non-conference action, while NSIC play begins Tuesday, November 21.

The 12-team NSIC Women’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championships are set to take place March 2-5 at the Sanford Health Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The top four seeds will receive a first-round bye. First round games will be played on campus on Wednesday, Feb. 28.

1^st) MSU-Mankato (14)

2^nd) MN-Duluth (1)

3^rd) U-Mary

4^th) SMSU

5^th) St. Cloud State

6^th) Augustana

7^th) Concorida St. Paul

8^th) Sioux Falls

9^th) MSU-Moorhead

10^th) Northern State

T-10^th) Wayne State

12^th) Winona State

13^th) MN-Crookston

14^th) Bemidji State

15^th) Minot State

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BURNSVILLE, MN (NSUWolves.com) [MBB] – The University of Minnesota Duluth was selected by the league coaches as the preseason favorite in the NSIC for the 2023-24 season. The Bulldogs received 195 points, garnering 13 first places votes to sit 18 points ahead of second place Minnesota State. The Mavericks had 177 points and the other two first-place votes. The defending regular season champions of Northern State were third with 160 points.

NSIC coaches rank each team from 1 to 14 with a first-place vote receiving 14 points, second place 13, third place 12, etc. Coaches do not rank their own team or vote for their own players in the preseason poll.

The NSIC regular season championship will be based on the 22-game schedule. Each team will play eight  teams twice and another six teams once. An NSIC Champion will be awarded to the team with the highest win percentage in the 22 games played.

The 2023-24 men’s basketball season gets underway in early November with non-conference action, while NSIC play begins Tuesday, November 21.

The 12-team NSIC Men’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championships are set to take place March 2-5 at the Sanford Health Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The top four seeds will receive a first-round bye. First round games will be played on campus on Wednesday, February 28.

1st) MN-Duluth (13)

2^nd) MSU-Mankato (2)

3^rd) Northern State

4^th) MSU-Moorhead

5^th) Augustana

6^th) Bemidji State

7^th) SMSU

8^th) Sioux Falls

9^th) Minot State

10^th) Winona State

11^th) Wayne State

12^th) Concordia St. Paul

13^th) U-Mary

14^th) St. Cloud State

15^th) MN-Crookston