PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Western Oregon men's basketball team was selected eighth in the GNAC Preseason Coaches Poll released by the conference Tuesday.

The Wolves finished ahead of Alaska and Simon Fraser while Saint Martin's was picked to win the GNAC followed by Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington to fill out the top three.

WOU is coming off a 12-14 season, including a 9-9 mark in conference play - good for a tie for fourth place and a spot into the GNAC postseason tournament.

The Wolves host an exhibition 7 p.m. Thursday against Warner Pacific before opening the season on teh road at the GNAC/CCAA Conference Challenge Nov. 10-11 where they will face CSU San Bernardino and CSU Monterey Bay.

2023-24 GNAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
Rank      Team (1st Place Votes)            Points 
1             Saint Martin's (9)                      98
2             Northwest Nazarene (1)           85
3             Central Washington                  72
4             Western Washington                 66
T5           Montana State Billings              52
T5           Seattle Pacific                           52
7             Alaska Anchorage                     40
8             Western Oregon                        36
9             Alaska                                        31
10           Simon Fraser                             18
 
Points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.