CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ball State Cardinals have been selected as MAC regular season and tournament champions in the 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. The Cardinals received 10 first place votes to win the regular season championship, while notching eight votes to win the 2025 tournament title inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
Kent State, last year’s MAC tournament champion and conference representative in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, was picked to finish second with 104 points and received two first place votes.
Buffalo (98 points), Bowling Green (96 points) and Toledo (82 points) rounded out the top five in this year’s preseason poll. Additionally, the trio each received one vote to win the conference tournament championship.
Ten of the league's top women's basketball players were also selected to the Preseason All-MAC first and second teams as announced by the league office.
A complete list of the MAC Women’s Basketball Coaches Preseason Coaches Poll and All-MAC Teams can be found below.
2024-25 MAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
(First Place Votes)
1. Ball State (10) – 120 points
2. Kent State (2) – 104 points
3. Buffalo – 98 points
4. Bowling Green – 96 points
5. Toledo – 82 points
T-6. Northern Illinois – 64 points
T-6. Ohio – 64 points
8. Miami – 44 points
9. Akron – 43 points
10. Western Michigan – 34 points
11. Eastern Michigan – 23 points
12. Central Michigan – 20 points
Tournament Champion: Ball State- 8, Bowling Green- 1, Buffalo- 1, Kent State- 1, Toledo- 1
2024-25 MAC Women’s Basketball Preseason All-MAC Teams
First Team
Ally Becki, Ball State, Senior
Amy Velasco, Bowling Green, Senior
Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Fifth Year
Jenna Batsch, Kent State, Senior
Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Buffalo, Sophomore
Second Team
Brooke Stonebraker, Northern Illinois, Graduate Student
Erika Porter, Bowling Green, Fifth Year
Jaya McClure, Ohio, Junior
Madelyn Bischoff, Ball State, Senior
Sammi Mikonowicz, Toledo, Graduate Student
