MIAA 2025-26 Preseason Polls

[loper legionnaire]

2025-26 MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
1. Washburn [13] – 169 points
2. Rogers State [1] – 141 points
3. Central Oklahoma – 137 points
4. Fort Hays State – 134 points
5. Pittsburg State – 127 points
6. Nebraska Kearney – 106 points
7. Central Missouri – 102 points
8. Missouri Western – 79 points
9. Northeastern State – 62 points
10. Emporia State – 59 points
11. Newman – 52 points
12. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 41 points
13. Missouri Southern – 35 points
14. Northwest Missouri – 30 points
[#] - First Place Votes

2025-26 MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA POLL

1. Washburn [23] – 346 points
2. Fort Hays State [1] – 297 points
3. Rogers State [1] – 286 points
4. Pittsburg State – 280 points
5. Central Oklahoma – 229 points
6. Nebraska Kearney – 211 points
7. Central Missouri – 186 points
8. Missouri Western – 169 points
9. Emporia State – 159 points
10. Northeastern State – 132 points
11. Northwest Missouri – 108 points
12. Newman – 93 points
13. Missouri Southern – 69 points
14. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 59 points
[#] - First Place Votes

https://themiaa.com/news/2025/9/28/2...announced.aspx

2025-26 MIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL

1. Fort Hays State [2] – 152 points
2. Washburn [6] – 148 points
3. Pittsburg State [5] – 144 points
4. Central Missouri [1] – 138 points
5. Nebraska Kearney – 135 points
6. Missouri Western – 99 points
7. Missouri Southern – 95 points
8. Northwest Missouri – 78 points
9. Northeastern State – 76 points
10. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 73 points
11. Emporia State – 48 points
12. Central Oklahoma – 44 points
13. Rogers State – 28 points
14. Newman – 16 points
[#] - First Place Votes

2025-26 MIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA POLL

1. Pittsburg State [13] – 326 points
2. Fort Hays State [5] – 299 points
3. Washburn [3] – 276 points
4. Central Missouri [4] – 271 points
5. Nebraska Kearney – 268 points
6. Missouri Western – 227 points
7. Northwest Missouri – 187 points
8. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 185 points
9. Missouri Southern – 176 points
10. Emporia State – 127 points
11. Northeastern State – 111 points
12. Central Oklahoma – 92 points
13. Rogers State – 49 points
14. Newman – 31 points
[#] - First Place Votes

https://themiaa.com/news/2025/9/24/2...announced.aspx

[ucmjennies]

A bit lazy on some of these rankings on the women's side. Pitt State lost a lot and I would be surprised if they were in the top 2, let alone #1.

[BurlingameRoad]

A lot of respect for the Washburn women, love to see it. Not a shock when the whole starting 5 is back with a couple all conference players. Wild coaches poll though, 2 and 3 both with more first place votes than #1.

Since you can't vote for your own team, I guess we know who Brett Ballard is high on this year lol.

[Bballfan]

Northwest Missouri men have really fallen off the map. I hadn't realized that. Just a few years ago they were national champs. Wild!

[NWFanatic]

No where but up now for the NW men…14th out of 14 in the Coach’s poll….my how the mighty have fallen.

[Mule4ever]

How accurate do most of you feel about these polls? Any sleepers?. UCM is my team and it seems like for the last 10 years we have been middle of the pack. Longing for the good ole days

[BurlingameRoad]

How accurate do most of you feel about these polls? Any sleepers?. UCM is my team and it seems like for the last 10 years we have been middle of the pack. Longing for the good ole days

I'm not really sure what to make of UCM. I wouldn't be entirely shocked if they're pretty competitive but I'm not sure the top end talent is there on the roster. Just my personal opinion though.

I'm pretty fascinated by the men and women for Mo West. I think each roster may only have one player back from last season? Pretty much completely new teams, those experiments always interest me.

[loper legionnaire]

I'm not really sure what to make of UCM. I wouldn't be entirely shocked if they're pretty competitive but I'm not sure the top end talent is there on the roster. Just my personal opinion though.

I'm pretty fascinated by the men and women for Mo West. I think each roster may only have one player back from last season? Pretty much completely new teams, those experiments always interest me.

The UNK men had an entirely new coaching staff AND roster last year and went 12-16 (10-9). It was a huge improvement from 5-22 (2-20) the previous year. A good example of how quickly things can change.