A look at how the coaches from the Western Athletic Conference voted in preseason balloting:

PRESEASON POLL
Team (1st-place votes)	Points	Last year
1. SMU (6)	61	22-10
2. Hawaii (1)	51	20-9
3. Texas Christian (1)	47	16-14
4. Rice (1)	44	23-10
5. Nevada	38	19-10
6. Tulsa	31	14-15
7. Fresno State	29	11-18
8. UTEP	14	5-22
9. San Jose State	9	3-24