Morningside voted 19th in preseason NAIA poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leading up to its season opener this week, the Morningside men's basketball team earned a spot on Wednesday in the NAIA preseason poll.

The Mustangs landed the 19th spot, receiving 176 points among the coaches' survey. That comes after Morningside recently received the No. 2 spot in the Great Plains Athletic Conference poll. Morningside was one of two GPAC programs to earn a Top 25 national spot.

Last season, Morningside won 25 games, including one in the national tournament this past March. It also earned the GPAC Tournament championship.

Morningside opens the season this Saturday at 4 p.m. against Mount Mercy at Allee Gymnasium.