ST. LOUIS – The reigning MVC Tournament champions, Illinois State women's basketball team, have been picked to finish second in the 2022-23 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll, announced Tuesday in the annual survey of the league's coaches, sports information directors and media.
MVC newcomer, Belmont, was selected as the favorite in the MVC women's basketball race, receiving 32 out of 48 first-place votes and 508 total points, out-distancing second place ISU (444 pts, seven first-place votes) with Drake (438 pts, six first-place votes) rounding out the top three.
"We are honored to compete in the best mid-major women's basketball conference in the country," ISU head coach Kristen Gillespie said.