The University of Missouri-Rolla men's basketball team was tabbed for a last place finish in the Great Lakes Valley Conference's West Division for the upcoming 2006-07 season in the pre-season coaches poll released Wednesday.

UMR, which failed to win a game in conference play last season in its first year in the GLVC, received 10 points from the coaches in the division. The Miners had just one less point than Missouri-St. Louis and five fewer than Rockhurst, who was picked in the fifth spot in the poll.

The four teams that finished in a tie for the regular season title in the division were picked to finish in those spots again. Southern Indiana, whose three first place votes were the most that any of them received, was picked to win the GLVC West this year.

The team that beat USI in the Great Lakes Regional finals, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, was picked second followed by Quincy and Drury.

Northern Kentucky picked up six of the seven first place votes to garner the top spot in the GLVC East this year. The Norse were followed by Wisconsin-Parkside, Kentucky Wesleyan and Bellarmine for the top four spots in the divisional race.

The GLVC East was rounded out by Lewis, Indianapolis and defending conference champion Saint Joseph's, who graduated all of its starters from last year and enters this season with a new head coach.

UMR (2-25 last year) opens practice Sunday for the start of the 2006-07 season. The Miners will play exhibition games at Arkansas State on Nov. 1 and at the University of Missouri on Nov. 3 before their Nov. 15 season opener at home against Rhema Bible.