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 |
|
—KCAC—