KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On the eve of an exhibition matchup at Duke, the Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team snagged the No. 1 ranking in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Division II preseason poll. Earlier in the preseason, the Broncos were announced as the No. 1 team in the D-II Bulletin after being ranked fifth by the Sporting News.

The organization's announcement on Wednesday featured Indiana (Pa.) at No. 2 in the NABC preseason poll while Findlay, the 2009 title winner, holds the third spot. Aside from CPP, the only other West Region squad that was included in the top 25 was 10th-ranked Seattle Pacific, while BYU-Hawaii, Cal State San Bernardino and Central Washington are receiving votes outside the initial group.

As the 2010 NCAA postseason began and the final NABC/D-II poll was released, the Broncos weren't even included in the top 25. Just before that poll debuted, CPP had lost in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament to CSUSB. The Broncos then proceeded to win its next six games, capped off with a 65-53 victory over Indiana (Pa.) to capture the national title.

On Thursday at 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, CPP will challenge Duke in an exhibition contest at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. The Broncos will then return to Pomona and prepare for their official season-opener at home against Pacific on Nov. 17. Tipoff for that game is 7:30 p.m.

NABC Coaches' Poll - Division II Preseason Poll Rank School (first place votes) Record* Points Previous Rk.^ 1 Cal Poly Pomona (6) 28-6 198 NR 2 Indiana (Pa.) 33-3 175 2 3 Findlay (Ohio) 23-7 170 NR 4 Bellarmine (Ky.) 23-9 168 19 5 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 22-9 148 NR 6 Florida Southern 25-5 143 13 7 Bentley (Mass.) 26-7 139 NR 8 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 29-6 121 16 9 Winona State (Minn.) 20-10 120 NR 10 Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 22-6 113 18 11 Tarleton State (Tex.) 24-8 106 NR 12 West Liberty (W. Va.) 29-3 94 10 13 Arkansas Tech 30-2 89 1 14 South Carolina Aiken 20-11 80 NR 15 Metropolitan State (Col.) 23-7 77 21 16 Central Missouri 27-4 74 7 17 Rollins (Fla.) 27-6 67 11 18 Central Oklahoma 22-7 62 NR 19 St. Joseph's (Ind.) 20-12 53 NR 20 Midwestern State (Tex.) 31-3 48 3 21 Alabama-Huntsville 23-7 44 NR 22 Merrimack (Mass.) 21-9 39 NR 23 Philadelphia (Pa.) 27-8 33 NR 24 Montevallo (Ala.) 25-8 25 NR 25 Clark Atlanta (Ga.) 24-7 23 22 Others receiving votes: Drury (Mo.) 22, Anderson (S.C.) 21, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 20, BYU-Hawaii 17, Kentucky Wesleyan 17, Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 16, Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 15, Virginia Union 14, Mount Olive (N.C.) 9, Minnesota State 8, Augusta State (Ga.) 7, West Virginia State 5, Kutztown (Pa.) 4, Valdosta State (Ga.) 4, Cal State-San Bernardino 3, Augustana (S.D.) 2, Central State (Ohio) 2, Central Washington 2, Adelphi (N.Y.) 1, Nebraska-Omaha 1. *Final 2009-10 Record ^Final 2009-10 Ranking (March 9, 2010)