SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Gordon College has been selected as the favorite to win the 2009-10 TCCC men’s basketball championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league’s head men’s basketball coaches.

Gordon College (20-7, 9-4 TCCC) received five of the 14 first-place votes in the 2009-10 TCCC preseason poll. Colby-Sawyer College was selected to finish second, also receiving five first place votes. The defending champions, the University of New England were picked to finish third while garnering two first place votes. Wentworth Institute of Technology also picked up a first place vote and was tabbed to finish fourth, while Roger Williams University was projected to finish fifth.

Teams received 14 points for every first place vote received, 13 points for second place votes, 12 points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parentheses.

2009-10 TCCC PRESEASON MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL

TEAM, POINTS (1st Place votes)
Gordon, 172 (5)
Colby-Sawyer, 169 (5)
University of New England, 166 (2)
Wentworth, 144 (1)
Roger Williams, 130
Endicott, 123
Nichols, 123
Curry, 118 (1)
Salve Regina, 91
Western New England, 82
Regis, 62
Anna Maria, 35
Eastern Nazarene, 35
New England College, 20

Returning seven letterwinners from a 10-16 record in 2008-09, Wentworth opens the 2009-10 season with a home game against Thomas on Sunday, November 15, at 3:00 p.m.