STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern women's basketball team has been picked to finish ninth in a preseason poll of Sun Belt Conference coaches, released today by league officials.
The ninth-place prediction is the highest the Eagles have been picked in the league's preseason poll dating back to Georgia Southern joining the Sun Belt in 2014. The Eagles were picked to finish 10th a season ago and have either been picked 10th or 11th in each of the previous seven preseason polls.
Troy is picked to finish first, receiving 11 first-place votes and 142 points total in the poll.