LITTLE ROCK – After winning the Sun Belt Regular Season Championship last season, Little Rock women's basketball was picked to finish second in the 2017-18 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll on Thursday morning.
The Trojans earned 125 points and picked up two first-place votes while UT Arlington was picked as the league favorite with 136 points and seven first-place votes.
Troy and Louisiana were third and fourth with 119 and 116 points, respectively. Troy earned two first-place votes while Louisiana earned one.
A 27-point gap opened up between fourth and fifth as Texas State came in with 89 points.