
Defending NAIA Champion Concordia received 7 first-place votes in the GSAC Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll and is picked to finish first in the GSAC for the 2012-13 season. Westmont received the other first-place vote and finished second in the preseason poll, followed by 2012 GSAC Tournament Champion Biola in third place. Here are the complete results from the poll:
| MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES' POLL | ||
| PLACE | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| 1 | Concordia (7) | 63 |
| 2 | Westmont (1) | 55 |
| 3 | Biola | 42 |
| 4 | The Master's | 37 |
| 5 | Vanguard | 33 |
| 6 | Hope International | 30 |
| 7 | San Diego Christian | 20 |
| 8 | Arizona Christian | 8 |
(First place votes in parentheses.)