Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll
FRISCO, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has been voted as the favorites in the Southland Conference in 2022-23 as the conference’s women’s basketball preseason poll was announced Tuesday.
The Islanders claimed 11 of 20 first place votes and 148 points and return 10 players from last year’s team that went 11-3 in Southland play to finish second. Coach Royce Chadwick became the winningest coach in conference history last season as the Islanders were an undefeated 14-0 at home.
Houston Christian is in second in the poll with 131 points and five first place votes after claiming the regular season title with a 12-2 league record last season. The Huskies ranked in the top 30 in the nation in scoring defense last season and will look for another strong effort on that end of the floor this year.
Southeastern is third in the poll with three first place votes and 122 points. The Lions advanced to the Southland Tournament championship game last season after a 10-4 conference record.
Two conference newcomers are ranked fourth and fifth in the poll, with Lamar in fourth with 103 points and Texas A&M-Commerce in fifth with 101 points and a first place vote. Lamar returns nine players from a team that went 14-15 last season. A&M-Commerce was one of the top teams nationally in Division II last season and returns 10 players from last year’s roster.
McNeese is sixth in the poll with 98 points, returning eight players from last year’s suqad that went 8-6 in Southland action.
UIW was the Southland Tournament Champion last year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The Cardinals are picked seventh with 64 points.
Northwestern State (61 points) in eighth, New Orleans (47 points) in ninth, and Nicholls (25 points) round out the poll.
The 2022-23 regular season begins on Monday, November 7, with nine of the league’s 10 teams in action. Southland Conference play will consist of 18 games in a home-and-home double round robin format starting in late December.
The 2023 Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament will be played on March 6-9 in Lake Charles, La., at McNeese State’s Legacy Center.
2022-23 Southland Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll
| Pl |
School |
1st |
Points |
| 1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
11 |
148 |
| 2 |
HCU |
5 |
131 |
| 3 |
Southeastern |
3 |
122 |
| 4 |
Lamar |
|
103 |
| 5 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
1 |
101 |
| 6 |
McNeese |
|
98 |
| 7 |
UIW |
|
64 |
| 8 |
Northwestern State |
|
61 |
| 9 |
New Orleans |
|
47 |
| 10 |
Nicholls |
|
25 |
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