2025 KCAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll Results

KANSAS — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) conducted its 2025 KCAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ and Media Polls, with Evangel University leading the Coaches’ Poll, and Tabor College leading the Media Poll.

In the Coaches’ Poll, the Valor took the top spot, accumulating 161 total points and nine of the fourteen first-place votes. Friends University was in the No. 2 spot in the coaches’ poll, with 147 total pionts and two first-place votes. Rounding out the Top Five in the coaches’ poll are Tabor (132 total points), the University of Saint Mary (123 total points), and Bethel College (118 total points). The three remaining first-place votes from the coaches went to No. 6 Kansas Wesleyan (two first-place votes) and No. 7 Sterling (one first-place vote).

2025 KCAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL

Rank	Team	Total Points	First-Place Votes
1	Evangel University	161	9
2	Friends University	147	2
3	Tabor College	132
4	University of Saint Mary	123
5	Bethel College	118
6	Kansas Wesleyan University	115	2
7	Sterling College	99	1
8	Bethany College	94
9	Ottawa University	87
10	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	58
11	Avila University	54
12	York University	40
13	Southwestern College	25
14	McPherson College	21

In the Media Poll, Tabor secured the No. 1 position behind 123 total points and four of a possible 10 first-place votes. Friends was right on their heels, coming in at No. 2 witgh 121 total points. Evangel was ranked No. 3 with 112 total points and three first-place votes, while Kansas Wesleyan was No. 4 with 110 total points and two first-place votes. Saint Mary rounded out the Top Five with 87 total points. The remaining first-place vote went to No. 13 Southwestern College.

2025 KCAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

Rank	Team	Total Points	First-Place Votes
1	Tabor College	123	4
2	Friends University	121
3	Evangel University	112	3
4	Kansas Wesleyan University	110	2
5	University of Saint Mary	87
6	Sterling College	82
7	Bethel College	80
8	Bethany College	71
9	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	65
10	Ottawa University	61
11	Avila University	46
12	York University	40
13	Southwestern College	31	1
14	McPherson College	21