DETROIT -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its annual Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll on Wednesday, Oct. 21, with the Wayne State University women's basketball program claiming the fifth spot. 

The Warriors are coming off a 17-3 GLIAC record during the 2025-26 season, where they punched their ticket to the GLIAC Tournament and the NCAA Midwest Regional for the second straight year.  The Warriors fell in the second round of the regional to No. 2 Grand Valley State that went on to win the 2025-26 national title.

In the poll, Grand Valley State captured the top spot with 100 points and 10 first-place votes.  The Lakers are followed by Northern Michigan in second with 84 points and Parkside in third with 76 points (one first-place vote).  Ferris State occupies the fourth spot with 75 points, followed closely by the Warriors in fifth with 68 points.  Sixth place belongs to Roosevelt (53 points), while Michigan Tech comes in seventh (49 points) and Davenport claims eighth (31 points).  Rounding out the final three positions are Lake Superior State (29 points), Saginaw Valley State (24 points), and Purdue Northwest (16 points). 

GLIAC PRESEASON POLL 
1. Grand Valley State 100 (10) 
2. Northern Michigan 84 
3. Parkside 76 (1)
4. Ferris State 75 
5. Wayne State 68 
6. Roosevelt 53
7. Michigan Tech 49
8. Davenport 31
9. Lake Superior State 29 
10. Saginaw Valley State 24
11. Purdue Northwest 16 

The GLIAC will release its Preseason Teams and Preseason Player of the Year on Wednesday, Oct. 28. 

Wayne State opens its season in Owensboro, Ky., at the CCA Tip-Off Classic held inside the Owensboro Sportscenter.  The Warriors kick off the tournament against Carson-Newman on Friday, Nov. 6, followed by a matchup against Union (Tenn.) on Saturday, Nov. 7.