Women's Basketball

2023 KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls Released

WICHITA, Kan. — Tabor College and Sterling College earned the top spots in the 2023 KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll and Preseason Media Poll, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Tabor College took home the No. 1 spot in the KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 152 total points and three of 14 first-place votes. Five different teams earned first-place votes in the coaches' poll, demonstrating the depth of the conference. Kansas Wesleyan University was ranked No. 2, earning 146 total points and one first-place vote. Sterling College and the University of Saint Mary were not far behind. The Warriors were ranked No. 3, accumulating 144 total points and four first-place votes, while the Spires were ranked No. 4 with 143 total points and five first-place votes. Bethany College rounded out the top five, earning 112 total points and the final first-place vote.

2023 KCAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL

Rank Institution Total Points First-Place Votes
1 Tabor College 152 3
2 Kansas Wesleyan University 146 1
3 Sterling College 144 4
4 University of Saint Mary 143 5
5 Bethany College 112 1
6 Friends University 106
7 Ottawa University 103
8 Evangel University 101
9 Oklahoma Wesleyan University 78
10 McPherson College 56
T11 Avila University 41
T11 York University 41
13 Bethel College 37
14 Southwestern College 14
 

Sterling College was ranked No. 1 in the KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Media Poll, accumulating 207 total points and 13 of 15 first-place votes. Kansas Wesleyan University was in the No. 2 spot, receiving 176 total points and one first-place vote. Tabor College was ranked third in the media poll with 168 total points and the final first-place vote. Rounding out the top five were Bethany College (159 total points) and Friends University (145 total points).

2023 KCAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL

Rank Institution Total Points First-Place Votes
1 Sterling College 207 13
2 Kansas Wesleyan University 176 1
3 Tabor College 168 1
4 Bethany College 159
5 Friends University 145
6 University of Saint Mary 137
7 Ottawa University 119
8 Evangel University 106
9 Oklahoma Wesleyan University 99
10 McPherson College 82
11 York University 56
12 Bethel College 54
13 Avila University 46
14 Southwestern College 21
 
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