LAKE CHARLES—McNeese women's basketball, under first year head coach
Ayla Guzzardo received votes in the College Insider Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Preseason Poll, the organization announced on Monday.
The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic.
The preseason poll recognition is the second time the Cowgirls receive votes in the preseason poll since the poll's inception.
The 2011-12 team ranked 18
th in the preseason poll on Nov. 2, 2011. Ironically, that season is the last time McNeese advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
McNeese ranked four other times in the poll that season, with its highest ranking being ranked 11
th on Dec. 13, 2011.
Belmont, who the Cowgirls could potentially play while at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas (Nov. 24-26) begins the season ranked fourth.
Stephen F. Austin and Incarnate Word also received votes along with the Cowgirls.
College Insider Women's Basketball Mid-Major Top 25 Preseason Poll
- South Dakota State
- Harvard
- James Madison
- Green Bay
- Fairfield
- Princeton
- Gonzaga
- Murray State
- Middle Tennessee
- Kent State
- Ball State
- Illinois State
- Abilene Christian
- Belmont
- Montana State
- Columbia
- Florida Gulf Coast
- Liberty
- Arkansas State
- Quinnipiac
- Troy
- Louisiana Tech
- Charleston
- Fairleigh Dickinson
- Hawaii
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Maine 94, Chattanooga 93, High Point 88, Howard 86, Tennessee Tech 75, North Dakota State 72, Stephen F Austin 63, Portland 60, Cleveland State 58, Navy 53, Lindenwood 44, Toledo 44, Drake 32, Missouri State 29, Norfolk State 26, Santa Clara 22, Southern 20, Drexel 19, UT Arlington 18, Youngstown State 11, McNeese 10, Northern Arizona 10, UC Irvine 10, Buffalo 9, Montana 8, Incarnate Word 7, Vermont 7, Bowling Green 6, Army 5, UNCG 5, Purdue Fort Wayne 3,Miami (OH) 2, Robert Morris 1.
