America East preseason men's and women's polls

If the America East preseason polls mean anything, the Stony Brook men's and women's basketball teams both should be in the hunt for the conference title. A look at how the coaches voted with total points and first-place votes in parentheses:

MEN

1. Boston U. (6) 62

2. Stony Brook (2) 57

3. Maine (1) 51

4. New Hampshire 41

5. Vermont 35

6. Hartford 24

7. Binghamton 23

8. Albany 22

9. UMBC 9

WOMEN

1. Boston U. (8) 64

2. Hartford (1) 56

3. Binghamton 50

4. Stony Brook 39

5. UMBC 37

6. Vermont 30

7. Albany 18

8. Maine 17

9. New Hampshire 13

The only Seawolf who was named to the seven-member women's preseason all-conference team was 5-10 senior forward Kirsten Jeter of Elmont.