The 2012 Great West Coaches Pol (PDF) has come out and the Northern Colorado Bears have been selected to finish in third this season. Utah Valley received seven of eight first-place votes, the other going to Houston Baptist. Both those schools have already begun their seasons: the former starting 1-3, the latter 1-2.
Northern Colorado will start the season on Friday with Game 1 of a four-game series against the North Dakota State Bison. The Bears finished second in the Great West in 2011.
The poll results are below:
1. Utah Valley (7) 63 pts.
2. Houston Baptist (1) 53 pts.
3. Northern Colorado 46 pts.
4. NJIT 37 pts.
5. NYIT 33 pts.
6. Texas-Pan American 24 pts.
7. North Dakota 23 pts.
8. Chicago State 9 pts.