LA GRANDE, Ore. - Oregon Tech has been picked to finish third with 94 points and received two first place votes with a record six teams earning at least one first place vote in the 2017-18 Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) preseason coaches' poll announced today by the conference office.
 
The College of Idaho men's basketball program has earned the top spot as the Yotes received three first place votes and a total of 100 points.  C of I finished last year at 24-10 overall and 15-5 in conference play, advancing to the NAIA National Championships as an at-large selection and losing in the round of sixteen to Union (Ky.).