Defending NCAA Division II champion Cal Poly Pomona is ranked 5th in The Sporting News Top 10 preseason poll, the magazine announced Sept. 9.

The Broncos, who won their first national championship crown last season, finished the 2010 season 28-6 overall and established 20 school records in the process. They defeated Indiana, Pa., in the title game played in Springfield, Mass. -- the birthplace of the sport -- and became the first unranked team to win the championship since North Alabama in 1979.

TSN ranks Findlay, the 2009 national champion, as its top 10. The following (in order) are: Bellarmine, Grand Valley State, Arkansas Tech, Broncos, Indiana, Pa., Seattle Pacific, West Liberty, Winona State and Bentley.

Senior forward Donnelle Booker was named a preseason Honorable Mention All-American. The San Bernardino native is on course to become the school's all-time leading shot blocker, needing 26 blocks to break Terrel Davis' record of 134.

Booker is the leading returing scorer for CPP. He averaged 9.7 points a game and was the NCAA championship game's leading scorer. He was a second-team All-CCAA selection and was a member of the 2010 NCAA West Region All-Tournament team. 


NCAA Division II Men's Basketball
2010-11 Preseason Top 10
1. Findlay (Ohio)
2. Bellarmine (Ky.)
3. Grand Valley State (Mich.)
4. Arkansas Tech
5. Cal Poly Pomona
6. Indiana (Pa.)
7. Seattle Pacific (Wash.)
8. West Liberty
9. Winona State (Minn.)
10. Bentley (Mass.)

Possible Breakthroughs
Alabama-Huntsville, Anderson (S.C.), Augustana (S.D.), Bloomfield (N.J.), BYU-Hawaii, Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Drury (Mo.), Felician (N.J.), Ferris State (Mich.), Florida Southern, Fort Lewis (Colo.), Georgia College & State, Hillsdale (Mich.), Humboldt State (Calif.), Kentucky Wesleyan, Lynn (Fla.), Mary (N.D.), Metro State (Colo.), Midwestern State (Texas), Minnesota State-Mankato, Montevallo (Ala.), Mount Olive (N.C.), Philadelphia University (Pa.), Queens (N.C.), Rollins (Fla.), St. Cloud State (Minn.), Southern Indiana, Stonehill (Mass.), Tarleton State (Texas), USC-Aiken, W.Va. State

Sporting News Preseason All-Americans
First Team: Chris Banchero (Seattle Pacific), Gage Daye (Blooomfield), Justin Keenan (Ferris State), Darryl Webb (Indiana, PA), Dauntae Williams (Central Oklahoma). 

Second Team: Jet Chang (BYU-Hawaii), LaMarshall Corbett (Angelo State), Chris Hall (Lynn), Justin Ringler (Grand Valley State), Nick Wolf (Rollins). 

Honorable Mention: Darius Adams (Indianapolis), Daniel Bailey (Queens, N.C.), Thomas Baudinet (Saint Anselm), D.J. Blackmon (Lenoir-Rhyne), Donnelle Booker (Cal Poly Pomona), Simel Boyd (Francis Marion), Sharif Bray (Cheyney), Justin Brock (Quincy), Tyler Bullock (Nebraska-Omaha), Kyle Caiola (Findlay), Rashad Callaway (Tampa), D'Mario Curry (Lincoln Memorial), Byron Faison (USC-Aiken), Chris Hagan (Midwestern State), Alex Hall (Drury), Braydon Hobbs (Bellarmine), Marquel Hoskins (San Francisco State), Nathan Hyde (Findlay), Dominique Jones (Fort Hays State), Jeremy Kendle (Bellarmine), DeAndre Lansdowne (Fort Lewis), Jefferson Mason (Minnesota State-Mankato), Darin Mency (Merrimack), Josh Miller (W.Va. State), Anthony Moody (Mary), Brian Morris (Humboldt State), Donte Nicholas (Metro State), Corey Pelle (West Liberty), Blake Poole (Saint Martin's), Cody Schilling (Augustana), Justin Swidowski (Holy Family), Brian Tracey (Bentley), Anthony Tucker (Winona State), Marques Whippy (BYU-Hawaii), Taylor Witt (St. Cloud State), Chris Woods (Pfeiffer).