MILWAUKEE - Marian University women's basketball received 65 points to finish 12th in the NACC preseason poll, as voted on by the head coaches and athletic communication professionals of the conference.

Wisconsin Lutheran was picked as a heavy favorite once again to win the league with 336 and 24 first-place tallies.  Following the Warriors was Aurora at 288 with St. Norbert just seven points behind the Spartans.  The Green Knights also was picked atop the conference in two polls.  MSOE and Benedictine were separated by just three points at 256 and 253, respectively, while CUW was the final school with at least 200 points.  Rounding out the picks for the NACC Tournament were Edgewood at 191 and Lakeland at 148.

Concordia Chicago finished ninth with its 127 points and Dominican followed at 111, the final school with at least 100 points.  Illinois Tech earned 71 points with Marian just six points off the pace of the Scarlet Hawks.  Rockford closed out the poll with its 39 points.

The top eight teams qualify for the NACC Tournament with the winner of the conference tournament earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament.  The full release from the NACC can be found at https://naccsports.org/sports/wbball.

Marian opens its season Sunday, November 8 at home against Cornell at 2 p.m.
 

Institution	Points
Wisconsin Lutheran College	336 (24)
Aurora University	288
St. Norbert College	281 (2)
Milwaukee School of Engineering	256
Benedictine University	253
Concordia University Wisconsin	200
Edgewood University	191
Lakeland University	148
Concordia University Chicago	127
Dominican University	111
Illinois Institute of Technology	71
Marian University	65
Rockford University	39