Grand Valley State enters the 2026-27 season where it finished the last one, at the top. The Lakers won their second straight Division 2 national championship last March, beating Indiana (PA) 72-49 in the title game. GVSU went 36-1 and returns All-American MacKenzie Bisballe, making them the clear preseason No. 1.

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Colorado Mesa and Indiana (PA) follow in the FloCollege preseason Top 25 at No. 2 and No. 3. Mesa went 37-2 and reached the Final Four, while IUP returns three starters from its national runner-up squad. Alabama Huntsville and Cal Poly Pomona round out the Top 5.

The Top 10 is filled with teams that made deep postseason runs a year ago. Texas Woman's (31-2), Holy Family (30-5), Minnesota State Mankato (29-3), Carson-Newman (24-11, Elite Eight) and Gannon (29-5) all have the pieces for another tournament push. Winston-Salem State, Bentley, Lenoir-Rhyne and Daemen complete the Top 14.  

See the full preseason Top 25 below. 

FloCollege D2 Women's Basketball Preseason Top 25

1. Grand Valley State (0-0)
2. Colorado Mesa (0-0)
3. Indiana (PA) (0-0)
4. Alabama Huntsville (0-0)
5. Cal Poly Pomona (0-0)
6. Texas Woman's (0-0)
7. Holy Family (0-0)
8. Minnesota State Mankato (0-0)
9. Carson-Newman (0-0)
10. Gannon (0-0)
11. Winston-Salem State (0-0)
12. Bentley (0-0)
13. Lenoir-Rhyne (0-0)
14. Daemen (0-0)
15. Minnesota Duluth (0-0)
16. Concordia-St. Paul (0-0)
17. Central Missouri (0-0)
18. Ashland (0-0)
19. West Texas A&M (0-0)
20. Tampa (0-0)
21. UT Tyler (0-0)
22. Western Washington (0-0)
23. Glenville State (0-0)
24. Northwood (0-0)
25. Nova Southeastern (0-0)

Received votes: 

Harding (0-0), Central Washington (0-0), Eckerd (0-0), Columbus State (0-0), Missouri-St. Louis (0-0), Fort Hays State (0-0), Lincoln Memorial (0-0), Cal State LA (0-0), Ferris State (0-0), Coker (0-0)

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