KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The UIndy men's basketball team ranked fifth in the 2023-24 preseason National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), released Tuesday afternoon. It is the highest preseason ranking in program history, besting the previous poll position of eighth prior to the 2015-16 season.

UIndy also received one first-place vote, totaling 312 points. The Hounds ended last season at No. 9, when they earned the top seed in the Midwest Regional.
 
The Greyhounds battled Indiana this past Sunday, falling at Assembly Hall to the Big 10 program by a score of 74-52. UIndy led at halftime, 27-75.

UIndy returns half of its team from last season, including All-Americans Jesse Bingham and Kendrick Tchoua. The Greyhounds matched a pair of impressive program records during the 2022-23 campaign, including most wins in a season (26) and longest winning streak (18). 

The complete poll can be found below.

NABC Preseason DII Coaches Poll

SCHOOL (1st-place votes)	22-23 REC	PTS	PREV
1. Northwest Missouri State (10)	31-3	385	2
2. Nova Southeastern (5)	36-0	352	1
3. West Liberty	33-4	333	5
4. Indiana (PA)	32-2	315	3
5. UIndy (1)	26-5	312	9
6. Lincoln Memorial	30-5	300	12
7. West Texas A&M	27-7	273	13
8. UNC Pembroke	26-4	269	8
9. Central Oklahoma	26-6	214	11
10. Augusta	27-6	211	10
11. Point Loma	29-4	200	4
12. Minnesota Duluth	26-10	195	NR
13. Cal State San Bernardino	31-4	159	6
14. Colorado Mesa	25-6	150	20
15. Fort Lewis	29-4	141	7
16. Bentley	23-7	134	25
17. Black Hills State	29-6	122	21
18. Colorado School of Mines	26-6	100	14
19. Angelo State	26-7	93	23
20. Emporia State	23-9	89	NR
21. Northern State	24-7	84	18
22. Chico State	13-16	82	NR
23. Alabama Huntsville	27-8	78	NR
24. West Alabama	27-6	65	17
25. Mercyhurst	25-6	61	16