NEWTOWN, Pa. - Widener Men's Basketball was selected eighth in the MAC Commonwealth Coaches' Preseason Poll, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday (Oct. 21).

Widener received 24 points in the poll.

Hood took the top spot in the conference rankings with 64 points and eight first-place votes, while Alvernia took second with 54 points.

Just above the Pride was Stevenson with 31 points, while Messiah rounded out the nine-team poll in ninth with nine points.

Last season the Pride went 8-17 overall (5-9 MAC Commonwealth).

The Pride begin their new campaign in Scranton, Pa., at the Hilton Scranton Invitational, where they will take on Scranton on Friday, November 6, and Marywood on Saturday, November 7.

To read the full conference press release, click here.