NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference's women’s basketball head coaches have voted James Madison as the preseason favorite to win the 2025-26 Sun Belt title.
After being crowned the 2024-25 Sun Belt regular season champions and being the No. 1 overall seed in the conference tournament, James Madison received nine first-place votes and 189 points to earn the preseason honor. James Madison was 30-6 overall and went 18-0 in league play.
The reigning Sun Belt tournament champion, Arkansas State, was picked second with 174 points, just three points ahead of Troy (174) in third.