DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference women's basketball media have selected NM State as the preseason favorite to repeat as conference champions in 2017-18 and Seattle U's
Alexis Montgomery as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year.
The Aggies earned seven first place votes in the media poll to collect 82 points to top the poll. Seattle U was second with four first place votes and 76 points while CSU Bakersfield came in third with 60 points. Grand Canyon was selected fourth with 55 points and Utah Valley earned fifth with 46 points. UT Rio Grande Valley, Kansas City and Chicago State rounded out the poll.
Montgomery leads the list of Preseason All-WAC honorees. Joining her on the first team are NM State's
Brooke Salas, Utah Valley's
Sam Lubcke, Grand Canyon's
Brie Mobley and CSU Bakersfield's
Jazmyne Bartee.
Second team selections include CSU Bakersfield's
Aja Williams, Utah Valley's
Mariah Seals and
Taylor Christensen, and Kansas City's
Kristen Moore and
Samantha Waldron.
2017-18 Preseason Women's Basketball Media Poll
| Rank |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
NM State (7) |
82 |
| 2. |
Seattle U (4) |
76 |
| 3. |
CSU Bakersfield |
60 |
| 4. |
Grand Canyon |
55 |
| 5. |
Utah Valley |
46 |
| 6. |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
34 |
| 7. |
Kansas City |
31 |
| 8. |
Chicago State |
11 |
2017-18 Preseason Women's Basketball Media All-WAC Teams
First Team
Alexis Montgomery, Seattle U
Brooke Salas, NM State
Sam Lubcke, Utah Valley
Brie Mobley, Grand Canyon
Jazmyne Bartee, CSU Bakersfield
Second Team
Aja Williams, CSU Bakersfield
Mariah Seals, Utah Valley
Taylor Christensen, Utah Valley
Kristen Moore, Kansas City
Samantha Waldron, Kansas City
Preseason Player of the Year: Alexis Montgomery, Seattle U