OWENSBORO, Ky. – Kentucky Wesleyan women's basketball has been picked seventh among the 13 teams in the annual Great Midwest Women's Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll, as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon.
Kentucky Wesleyan were picked sixth in last year's poll before finishing seventh in the regular season standings and a quarterfinal appearance in the G-MAC Tournament.
Head coach
Nicole Nieman and the Panthers have 11 returners from last year's squad, including starters
Emma Bruwer and
Iratxe Amorrortu Sainz, and see three newcomers in
Bailey Blair,
Addy Gish and
Ariadna Garcia Vila.
Northwood, the defending conference regular season champions, ran away with the top spot after accumulating 141 points and 10 first-place votes. Ashland (126 points and three first-place votes) and Walsh (123 points) rounded out the top three.
The Panthers will begin their season on November 6-7 with the CCA D2 Tipoff Classic hosted at the Owensboro Sportscenter. The Panthers will face off against Roosevelt on Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. CT and Carson-Newman on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
2026-27 Great Midwest Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Points (1st Place Votes) |
| 1 |
Northwood |
141 (10) |
| 2 |
Ashland |
126 (3) |
| 3 |
Walsh |
123 |
| 4 |
Thomas More |
110 |
| 5 |
Findlay |
91 |
| 6 |
Hillsdale |
88 |
| 7 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
86 |
| 8 |
Malone |
77 |
| 9 |
Cedarville |
53 |
| 10 |
Ohio Dominican |
47 |
| 11 |
Tiffin |
34 |
| 12 |
Lake Erie |
21 |
| 13 |
Ursuline |
17 |
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