Doane was picked to finish fifth this season by the GPAC coaches in the preseason poll released by the conference this week. The Tigers finished 17-15 overall and 9-9 in GPAC last year. The Tigers return five starters from last year's team. Lindsay Anderson earned Second Team All-American honors with Vanessa Munter, Hannah Helman and Brittany Lurz picked up All-Conference honors. Amy Fox returns after starting 20 games.
Morningside College was the preseason favorite by the coaches, collecting 10 first-place votes. Hastings College received two first-place votes and defending NAIA champion Northwestern College received the last first-place vote. Below is the complete preseason poll.
Place | School | Points | First Place Votes |
1. | Morningside | 142 | 10 |
2. | Hastings | 129 | 2 |
3. | Concordia | 123 | |
4. | Northwestern | 108 | 1 |
5. | Doane | 94 | |
6. | Dakota Wesleyan | 85 | |
7. | Briar Cliff | 70 | |
8. | Sioux Falls | 68 | |
9. | Dordt | 61 | |
10. | Mount Marty | 59 | |
11. | Midland Lutheran | 33 | |
12. | Dana | 24 | |
13. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 18 | |