COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- Coming off its postseason appearance in seven years, the Western Colorado women's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
The Mountaineers are coming off a 16-11 season (12-10 in the RMAC) that saw them reach the RMAC Tournament for the first time since 2012. WCU has nine players returning from that roster.
In the poll, Western Colorado finished behind Colorado Mesa (215 points - nine first-place votes), Westminster (209 - five first-place votes), Colorad School of Mines (192 - one first-place vote), MSU Denver (180) and a single point behind Black Hills State (151) while finishing nine points ahead of seventh-place Regis.
The Mountaineers open 2019 on Oct. 26 on the road against Utah Valley in Orem, Utah, before traveling to take on Weber State on Oct. 30 in a pair of exhibition games.
Coaches Poll (first-place votes)
- Colorado Mesa – 215 (9)
- Westminster – 209 (5)
- Colorado School of Mines – 192 (1)
- MSU Denver – 180
- Black Hills State – 151
- Western Colorado – 150
- Regis – 141
- CSU-Pueblo – 135
- Dixie State – 122 (1)
- UCCS – 108
- Fort Lewis – 79
- Colorado Christian – 67
- South Dakota Mines – 64
- Adams State – 45
- Chadron State – 42
- New Mexico Highlands - 20
