DARDANELLE, AR – The Great American Conference released its preseason women's basketball poll on Thursday, Oct 29, and Oklahoma Baptist was selected to finish ninth in the GAC this season. The Bison, who are coming off a 14-14 record last year, went 10-12 in GAC action in 2025-26.
OBU finished in a three-way tie for eighth in the conference standings, but missed the GAC Tournament due to conference tiebreaker rules. The Bison received 47 points in this year's preseason poll to finish ahead of Southern Arkansas (34), Ouachita Baptist (26), and Arkansas-Monticello (14).
Defending regular-season champion Harding was selected to repeat with 10 first-place votes and 120 points. Southeastern Oklahoma State received the remaining two first-place votes, while Southwestern Oklahoma State, defending tournament champion Northwestern Oklahoma State, and Henderson State rounded out the top five.
Southern Nazarene and East Central were picked seventh and eighth, respectively. OBU was picked to finish fifth in last year's preseason coaches poll. The Bison return six players from a year ago, including three starters, and added seven newcomers in the offseasons.
Oklahoma Baptist opens the regular season on Monday, Nov. 9 at Cameron before heading to the GAC-MIAA Challenge on Tahlequah to face Rogers State (Nov. 13) and Northeastern State (Nov. 14). The Bison open their home slate against UT Dallas on Nov. 17 at the Noble Complex.
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2026-27 GAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
1st-Place Votes |
| 1 |
Harding |
120 |
10 |
| 2 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State |
108 |
2 |
| 3 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
87 |
— |
| 4 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State |
82 |
— |
| 5 |
Henderson State |
80 |
— |
| 6 |
Arkansas Tech |
73 |
— |
| 7 |
Southern Nazarene |
69 |
— |
| 8 |
East Central |
52 |
— |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
47 |
— |
| 10 |
Southern Arkansas |
34 |
— |
| 11 |
Ouachita Baptist |
26 |
— |
| 12 |
Arkansas-Monticello |
14 |
— |
