Belmont Bruins edge Murray State as preseason OVC favorite

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Coach Rick Byrd and his Belmont Bruins once again are the preseason favorites to win the Ohio Valley Conference, just edging out defending league champ Murray State.
Belmont is the preseason favorite for a fourth straight year in balloting by the OVC’s coaches and sports information directors. The predictions released Tuesday before the league’s media day gave Belmont eight first-place votes and 227 points with Murray State, who won both the regular seas