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10/29/2026 5:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOSTON – The North Dakota State women's basketball team is ranked No. 7 in the College Insider Preseason Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, the organization announced on Thursday night.
NDSU was picked seventh with 526 total points and is the highest ranked Summit League school in the poll. South Dakota State came in at No. 11 and South Dakota is receiving votes. Green Bay earned the top spot with 735 total points and 14 first-place votes.
The Bison climbed all the way to the No. 1 spot in the poll for the first time in program history last season. NDSU held the top spot for four straight weeks before closing the season positioned No. 5 in the final poll.
The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic.
The full poll can be viewed here.
NDSU is set to open the 2026-27 season at Gonzaga on Monday night. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. CT
NDSU was picked seventh with 526 total points and is the highest ranked Summit League school in the poll. South Dakota State came in at No. 11 and South Dakota is receiving votes. Green Bay earned the top spot with 735 total points and 14 first-place votes.
The Bison climbed all the way to the No. 1 spot in the poll for the first time in program history last season. NDSU held the top spot for four straight weeks before closing the season positioned No. 5 in the final poll.
The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic.
The full poll can be viewed here.
NDSU is set to open the 2026-27 season at Gonzaga on Monday night. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. CT
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