Morningside College received ten first place votes and totaled 142 points and is the preseason coaches' selection to win the 2008-2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) women's basketball title. The Mustangs, coached by Jamie Sale, posted a perfect 18-0 league record last year and finished in the NAIA Semifinals with a 33-4 mark. Hastings, also a National Semifinalist in 2008, is tabbed second with 129 points and two first place votes. The Broncos posted 30 wins last winter. The final first place vote went to Northwestern who was picked fourth in the league preseason poll with 108 points. The Red Raiders were the 2008 NAIA Division II National Champions with a 35-2 record. Northwestern also won the GPAC Postseason Championship. Concordia, with 123 points, was picked third in the early season tabulation.
Here is the complete 2008-09 GPAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll:
|
Place |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
|
1. |
Morningside |
142 |
10 |
|
2. |
Hastings |
129 |
2 |
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3. |
Concordia |
123 |
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4. |
Northwestern |
108 |
1 |
|
5. |
Doane |
94 |
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6. |
Dakota Wesleyan |
85 |
|
|
7. |
Briar Cliff |
70 |
|
|
8. |
Sioux Falls |
68 |
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9. |
Dordt |
61 |
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10. |
Mount Marty |
59 |
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11. |
Midland Lutheran |
33 |
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12. |
Dana |
24 |
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13. |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
18 |
| Dordt at | 91 |
| Hastings | 81 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| (13) Northwestern at | 91 |
| Concordia | 80 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| Dordt at | 58 |
| (20) Hastings | 67 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| (7) Northwestern at | 62 |
| (3) Concordia | 76 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| Doane at | 68 |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha | 79 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| Hastings vs | (8) | 7 |
| Grand View University | 6 | |
| at Oklahoma City | ||
| Hastings at | 3 |
| (1) Oklahoma City University | 9 |
| Mount Marty at | 61 |
| (15) Briar Cliff | 68 |
| (RV) Morningside at | 63 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 66 |
| Doane at | Ppd. |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 50 |
| Midland | 71 |
| (13) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (5) Dordt at | Ppd. |
| Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (RV) Mount Marty at | 74 |
| (10) Briar Cliff | 110 |
| (5) Morningside at | 87 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 77 |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 59 |
| Midland | 73 |
| (7) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| (3) Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dordt at | Ppd. |
| (20) Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Briar Cliff | |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Briar Cliff at | No Team Score |
| Dordt Invitational | |
| (RV) Dakota State University at | 8:00pm |
| (RV) Morningside | CST |
| Dakota State University at | 6:00pm |
| (5) Morningside | CST |
| Concordia at | 8:00pm |
| (16) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (RV) Midland at | 8:00pm |
| Doane | CST |
| (4) Dordt at | 8:00pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| (15) Northwestern at | 8:00pm |
| Mount Marty | CST |
| Hastings at | 8:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| (2) Concordia at | 6:00pm |
| (11) Briar Cliff | CST |
| Midland at | 6:00pm |
| Doane | CST |
| Dordt at | 6:00pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| (7) Northwestern at | 6:00pm |
| (RV) Mount Marty | CST |
| (19) Hastings at | 6:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Briar Cliff at | 7:00pm |
| Morningside | CST |
| Concordia at | 7:00pm |
| Hastings | CST |
| Dual | |
| Hastings at | 5:30pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| Midland at | 7:00pm |
| Northwestern | CST |
| Concordia at | 7:00pm |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| William Jewell College at | 4:30pm |
| Concordia | CST |
| (16) Briar Cliff at | 4:00pm |
| (RV) Morningside | CST |
| Doane at | 4:00pm |
| (15) Northwestern | CST |
