NEW YORK - The Skyline Conference's 11 head men's basketball coaches recently voted in the 2015-16 Preseason Poll, and with a total of eight first-place votes, head coach Brian Barnes's Gators of The Sage Colleges are predicted to repeat as conference champions this year.

Sage (97 points), which returns senior guard and 2014-15 All-Skyline Conference First-Team recipient Andre Robinson (11 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.6 apg), is trailed in the tally by Old Westbury (one first-place vote, 82 points), which is led by junior forward and 2014-15 second-team all-conference member, Mark Gjonlekaj (11.5 ppg, 1.3 bpg).

In third on the tally is St. Joseph's-Long Island (one first-place vote, 74 points), while Mount Saint Vincent (64) and Yeshiva (61) round out the top-five.

Purchase (55) and Mount Saint Mary (one first-place vote, 53) check in at sixth and seventh, respectively, while 2015-16 Skyline Conference newcomer St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (43) and Farmingdale State (42) were separated by one voting point. Maritime (24) and Sarah Lawrence (10) round out the poll.
 
Place. Team (first-place votes), voting points (2014-15 record / Skyline record)

1. Sage (8), 97 (23-5 / 15-3)
2. Old Westbury (1), 82 (13-14 / 12-6)
3. St. Joseph's-Long Island (1), 74 (17-10 / 13-5)
4. Mount Saint Vincent, 64 (18-9 / 13-5)
5. Yeshiva, 61 (14-11 / 11-7)
6. Purchase, 55 (9-17 / 9-9)
7. Mount Saint Mary (1), 53 (8-17 / 7-11)
8. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 43 (18-10 overall)
9. Farmingdale State, 42 (8-17 / 6-12)
10. Maritime, 24 (6-19 / 4-14)
11. Sarah Lawrence, 10 (1-24 / 0-18)