Batesville, AR - Lyon College men's basketball has been ranked 4th in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.

Earning the top spot was Webster, the regular season champion who received 64 points and eight first-place votes. Spalding took the second place spot earning a first-place vote and 55 points, while Mississippi Women settled at third place with 48 points. 

Lyon would receive 38 points to be ranked fourth in the SLIAC. The rest of the league shook out as follows: Greenville in fifth with 37 points, Blackburn in sixth earning 34 points, Eureka at seventh with 21 points, Westminster at eighth earning 18 points, and Principia at ninth with 9 points. 

Scots finished last year's season with a record of 18-9 overall and 11-5 in the SLIAC. New Head Coach Thomas Orr will bring an almost entirely new team to bear this year with players such as Camron Williford, Karlin Hardy, and Trevonne Horsley returning. Two newcomers to watch would be Juniors Kyanu Simeone and Dre'Yon Quattlebaum. 

Season will begin Monday, November 2nd as the Scots travel to Nacogdoches,TX to take on Stephen F. Austin in an exhibition game at 6:30 PM.