Coming off the Horizon League regular season championship, the Youngstown State men's basketball team was picked fifth in the preseason poll.

The Penguins received three first place votes.  Northern Kentucky was picked to win the championship.

2023-24 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll
Pl.        Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
1.         Northern Kentucky (18) – 435

2.         Milwaukee (10) – 397

3.         Wright State (12) – 392

4.         Cleveland State (1) – 362

5.         Youngstown State (3) – 342

6.         Oakland – 280

7.         RMU – 186

8.         Purdue Fort Wayne – 166

9.         Detroit Mercy – 132

10.       IUPUI – 116

11.       Green Bay – 96

Preseason All-League First Team

Tristan Enaruna, Cleveland State

BJ Freeman, Milwaukee

Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky

Trey Townsend, Oakland

Trey Calvin, Wright State

Preseason All-League Second Team

Jlynn Counter, IUPUI

Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky

Tanner Holden, Wright State

Brandon Noel, Wright State

Brandon Rush, Youngstown State