WICHITA, Kan. — Tabor College earned the top spot in both the 2024 KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' and Media Poll, the conference office announced Tuesday. The Bluejays took home both the regular-season and tournament championship titles in the 2023-24 season.
In the coaches' poll, the Bluejays took home the No. 1 ranking with 166 total points, and 10 of 14 first place votes. No. 2 and No. 3 in the preseason poll were separated by two points: Friends University at No. 2 (146 total points; three first-place votes) and the University of Saint Mary at No. 3 (144 total points; one first-place vote). Rounding out the top five in the preseason coaches' poll were Evangel at No. 4 (139 total points) and Kansas Wesleyan at No. 5 (122 total points).
2024 KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll
| RANK |
INSTITUTION |
TOTAL POINTS |
FIRST-PLACE VOTES |
| 1 |
Tabor College |
166 |
10 |
| 2 |
Friends University |
146 |
3 |
| 3 |
University of Saint Mary |
144 |
1 |
| 4 |
Evangel University |
139 |
|
| 5 |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
122 |
|
| 6 |
Bethany College |
100 |
|
| 7 |
Ottawa University |
94 |
|
| 8 |
Sterling College |
92 |
|
| 9 |
Bethel College |
77 |
|
| 10 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
64 |
|
| 11 |
Avila University |
52 |
|
| 12 |
McPherson College |
34 |
|
| 13 |
York University |
31 |
|
| 14 |
Southwestern College |
13 |
|
In the preseason media poll, Tabor earned the No. 1 ranking behind 207 total points and 12 of 15 first-place votes. There was a tie at No. 2, with Friends and Saint Mary both earning 179 total points and each team receiving one first-place vote. Rounding out the Top five were Kansas Wesleyan University at No. 4 (162 total points) and Evangel University (154 total points). Sterling College, ranked No. 6, received the final first-place vote.
2024 KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Media Poll
| RANK |
INSTITUTION |
TOTAL POINTS |
FIRST-PLACE VOTES |
| 1 |
Tabor College |
207 |
12 |
| T2 |
Friends University |
179 |
1 |
| T2 |
University of Saint Mary |
179 |
1 |
| 4 |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
162 |
|
| 5 |
Evangel University |
154 |
|
| 6 |
Sterling College |
122 |
1 |
| 7 |
Bethany College |
112 |
|
| 8 |
Ottawa University |
107 |
|
| 9 |
Bethel College |
91 |
|
| 10 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
85 |
|
| 11 |
Avila University |
59 |
|
| 12 |
McPherson College |
56 |
|
| 13 |
York University |
43 |
|
| 14 |
Southwestern College |
19 |
|
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