KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Preseason MIAA polls for the 2025-26 season have Washburn women's basketball slotted at No. 2 in the Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the Media Poll released on Monday morning by the conference.  

Washburn is coming off an 18-13 season with a 11-8 mark inside the MIAA that saw them reach the MIAA Tournament Semifinals. 

In the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll the Ichabods landed at No. 2 with 148 points and six first-place votes, the most among any team in the conference among coaches.  

Fort Hays State sits atop the poll with 152 total points and two first place votes. Pittsburg State is slotted at No. 3 with five first place votes and 144 points. Central Missouri claims the final first-place nod, with 138 total points at No. 4.  

In the media poll Washburn sits at No. 3 with 276 total points and three first-place votes. Pittsburg State leads the media ballot with 13 first-place votes and 326 total points. Fort Hays State is second with five first-place votes and 299 points. Behind the Ichabods is Central Missouri at No. 4, with the final four first-place votes and 271 total points.  

The 2025-26 season for Washburn will begin in Edmond, Okla. on Nov. 14 against St. Cloud State at 5 p.m. in the Central Region Challenge.  

2025-26 MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL 
1. Fort Hays State [2] – 152 points 
2. Washburn [6] – 148 points 
3. Pittsburg State [5] – 144 points 
4. Central Missouri [1] – 138 points 
5. Nebraska Kearney – 135 points 
6. Missouri Western – 99 points 
7. Missouri Southern – 95 points 
8. Northwest Missouri – 78 points 
9. Northeastern State – 76 points 
10. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 73 points 
11. Emporia State – 48 points 
12. Central Oklahoma – 44 points 
13. Rogers State – 28 points 
14. Newman – 16 points 
[#] - First Place Votes 
  
2025-26 MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA POLL 
1. Pittsburg State [13] – 326 points 
2. Fort Hays State [5] – 299 points 
3. Washburn [3] – 276 points 
4. Central Missouri [4] – 271 points 
5. Nebraska Kearney – 268 points 
6. Missouri Western – 227 points 
7. Northwest Missouri – 187 points 
8. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 185 points 
9. Missouri Southern – 176 points 
10. Emporia State – 127 points 
11. Northeastern State – 111 points 
12. Central Oklahoma – 92 points 
13. Rogers State – 49 points 
14. Newman – 31 points 
[#] - First Place Votes