COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) released their Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll and Preseason All-RMAC Team on Thursday (Oct. 22) afternoon.
 
Head coaches of the schools in the conference had to rank teams from 1-to-14 and they could not vote for their own teams with 196 being the maximum points any team could receive.
 
Colorado Mesa was picked to win the conference for the fourth straight season as they received 192 points and 11 of the 14 possible first-place votes. The Mavericks went 20-0 and won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament title for the first time since 2020. They later won the NCAA South Central Region title and advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in program history.
 
MSU Denver was picked second with 166 points and a first-place vote followed by UCCS who netted 157 points and two first-place votes. Black Hills State was fourth with 155 points and the final first-place vote available.
 
Senior Mason Rowland was named to the Preseason All-RMAC team after receiving All-RMAC First Team honors a season ago. Rowland averaged 18.4 points and 6.1 rebounds in her junior season and scored a combined 52 points in her two NCAA Elite Eight games. The Durango, Colo. native was named to the RMAC All-Tournament Team and to the NCAA South Central Region All-Tournament Team for her performance in those two tournaments.
 
Colorado Mesa will open the season on Friday October 30 at the Hoops in Hawaii Tip-off Classic against Alaska Anchorage. The Mavericks will host Texas Permian Basin on Friday November 13 for their home opener.