FRONTIER CONFERENCE BASKETBALL COACHES PICK FAVORITES IN 2005-2006 PRE-SEASON POLL
OCTOBER 20, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DILLON - In a pre-season poll of Frontier Conference women’s basketball coaches, 2004-05 regular season and tournament champion Carroll College was picked to win the 2005-2006 title. UM-Western was picked second followed by Lewis-Clark, MSU-Northern, Rocky Mountain College, Westminster College, University of Great Falls and Montana Tech. Carroll received seven first place votes with Lewis-Clark receiving one.
The league’s men’s coaches selected last season’s regular season champion Carroll College to win the 2005-06 league title, followed by Westminster College, Lewis-Clark, Rocky Mountain College, University of Montana-Western and MSU-Northern tied for 5th, followed by Montana Tech and University of Great Falls. Carroll received seven first place votes and Westminster received one.
Votes were 7 points for first, 6 points for second, 5 points for third, 4 points for fourth, 3 points for fifth, 2 points for sixth and one point for seventh. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.
Women’s Results Points Men’s Results Points
Carroll College (7) 49 Carroll College (7) 49
UM-Western 41 Westminster College (1) 43
Lewis-Clark (1) 39 Lewis-Clark 35
MSU-Northern 29 Rocky Mountain 24
Rocky Mountain 27 UM-Western 23
Westminster College 17 MSU-Northern 23
University of Great Falls 12 Montana Tech 14
Montana Tech 10 University of Great Falls 13
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