New York, N.Y. - The 11 Skyline Conference men's basketball head coaches recently cast their votes for the 2018-19 preseason poll and Yeshiva University is predicted to repeat as conference champions.
The Maccabees received six first-place votes and 95 voting points, while Farmingdale State (93 voting points) received the remaining five first-place tallies and were selected to finish second.
In 2017-18, FSC was 18-8 overall and 16-4 in conference play as they earned the #1 seed for the playoffs. The Rams fell to the eventual champion, Yeshiva, in the Semifinals.
Farmingdale State will open their 2018-19 schedule at the Stockton Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday-Sunday, November 17th and 18th. Host-school Stockton will play York at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, while FSC will compete against Neumann at 7:00 p.m. The two losing teams will meet in the consolation game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and the two winning teams will play to determine the tournaments champion at 3:00 p.m.
The Rams open their conference schedule just two days later on Tuesday, November 20th at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn tipping off at 7:00 p.m. Farmingdale State holds their home opener against non-conference opponent Wesleyan University on Wednesday, November 28th at 7:00 p.m.
The six-team Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Championship will take place on campus sites from Feb. 19-23.
2018-19 Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Yeshiva (18-11, 13-7 Skyline), 95 (6)
2. Farmingdale State (18-8, 16-4), 93 (5)
3t. Purchase (18-9, 13-7) and Old Westbury (12-14, 11-9), 70
5. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (10-15, 9-11), 62
6. Mount Saint Vincent (16-11, 13-7), 55
7. USMMA (9-15, 7-13), 49
8. Mount Saint Mary (13-13, 13-7), 44
9. Sarah Lawrence (4-21, 3-17), 33
10. Maritime (10-15, 7-13), 20
11. St. Joseph's-Long Island (5-20, 5-15), 14
(First-place votes)
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