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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa<\/strong> — The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C)\u00a0\u00a0has released its 2025 men’s basketball\u00a0preseason coaches’ poll on Wednesday, Oct. 15 with\u00a0Wartburg\u00a0being picked to finish sixth overall in the conference with 30 total points.<\/p>\n The Knights will open the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 8 on the road against Simpson College at 2:00 p.m. in Northfield, Minn.\u00a0
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\nA-R-C Preview<\/strong> “We have a terrific group of young men returning to compete with all of the talented teams in the American Rivers Conference!” Leal said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nA-R-C Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1. Univ. of Dubuque (63) – 7
\n2. Nebraska Wesleyan (54)
\n3. Loras (53) – 2
\n4. Coe (38)
\n5. Central (35)
\n6. Wartburg (30)
\n7. Buena Vista (24)
\n8. Simpson (15)
\n9. Luther (12)<\/p>\n
\nAfter a promising season under head coach Sam Leal,\u00a0Wartburg College<\/strong>\u00a0returns a talented nucleus ready to make noise in 2025-26. Luke Ladwig<\/a>, Austin Bienemann<\/a>, and Gabe Trujillo<\/a> bring back scoring and experience to the lineup. The Knights’ blend of returning veterans and emerging depth has the program trending upward.<\/p>\n