Has football raised the bar for basketball this season?

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Will the success of the football team this year have any bearing on the expectations of the men's basketball team this season?

According to the league's coaches, WKU will finish 6th in the conference this season. I would like to believe the expectations of the team are greater than that or am I wrong?

2015-16 C-USA PRESEASON POLL (#) first-place votes
1. UAB (11)
2. Old Dominion (3)
3. Middle Tennessee
4. UTEP
5. Louisiana Tech
6. WKU
7. Rice
8. North Texas
9. Marshall
10. FIU
11. Charlotte
12. Florida Atlantic
13. UTSA
14. Southern Miss