(LATHAM, N.Y.) – The 2026-27 United East Women's Basketball Preseason Poll has been released and Wilson has been picked eighth in the field. The rankings were voted on by all of the head coaches for women's basketball in the United East. The Phoenix are coming off their fifth consecutive winning season in conference play and another postseason appearance.
The Blue and White received 68 points in the voting process to place ahead of Gallaudet, Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Berks, Keystone, and Cairn.
The defending conference champion St. Mary's College was picked as the favorite for the upcoming season. The Seahawks nearly swept the available points and votes available with 142 and 11 top picks. Penn is second in the poll with 125 and one first place vote. The Wildcats edged out Penn State Abington by one point with Abington garnering the remaining first place choice.
Cedar Crest and Notre Dame round out the top five with 107 and 95 points, respectively. Penn State Harrisburg (87) and Lancaster Bible (80) were slated sixth and seventh.
The season gets underway this Friday in the Rebecca Martin Memorial Tip-Off hosted by McDaniel. The Phoenix will open with the Green Terror that day at 6 p.m. and follow up with either Catholic or Union on Saturday afternoon.
The Phoenix will host Cairn in a non-conference contest for their home opener on Friday, November 20. The conference season will start on Wednesday, December 2, as Wilson welcomes Penn State Abington to Gannett Memorial Field House for a rematch of last year's United East quarterfinal.
The top nine teams advance to the United East Championship playoffs which starts on Tuesday, February 16, with the eighth and ninth seeds meeting in the first round. The quarterfinals follow on Saturday February 20. The semifinals are Wednesday, February 24, and the championship game is on Saturday, February 27.
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
First-Place Votes |
| 1 |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
142 |
11 |
| 2 |
Penn College |
125 |
1 |
| 3 |
Penn State Abington |
124 |
1 |
| 4 |
Cedar Crest College |
107 |
— |
| 5 |
Notre Dame of Maryland University |
95 |
— |
| 6 |
Penn State Harrisburg |
87 |
— |
| 7 |
Lancaster Bible College |
80 |
— |
| 8 |
Wilson College |
68 |
— |
| 9 |
Gallaudet University |
60 |
— |
| 10 |
Penn State Brandywine |
46 |
— |
| 11 |
Penn State Berks |
33 |
— |
| 12 |
Keystone College |
28 |
— |
| 13 |
Cairn University |
19 |
— |
