For the second straight season, the Central Michigan women's basketball team has been selected as the Mid-American Conference champions in the preseason poll.
Released Oct. 25, the poll predicts the Chippewas will win the MAC West regular season title and the MAC Tournament.
CMU received 10 first place votes to win the regular season title in the West Division. The Chippewas were followed by Toledo, Ball State and Western Michigan.
The Chippewas received nine votes to win the MAC tournament. Ball State, Buffalo and Western Michigan received one vote to win the postseason tournament.
Last season, CMU won the regular season championship for the first time since 1985 before falling to Western Michigan in the first round of the conference tournament.