Editor: The following is part of a press release from ovcsports.com.
Screaming Eagles Dominate the Vote
(Brentwood, TN) – In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head women’s basketball coaches and communication directors, Southern Indiana has been picked the preseason favorites for the 2024-25 season.
The Screaming Eagles earned 20 of 22 first-place votes (teams could not vote for themselves) to receive 200 total points. The defending regular season and tournament champions, along with Lindenwood, enter their third of four transitional seasons from NCAA DII to DI.
UT Martin picked up the final two first-place votes for second (receiving 180 points).
The League once again includes 11 teams. This year those teams will play a 20-game Conference schedule, up from 18 games a season ago.
The season will conclude with the 2025 OVC Basketball Championships presented by United Fidelity Bank (March 5-8), which will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana for the eighth-straight season.
2024-25 OVC Women’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish
1. Southern Indiana (20 first-place votes) – 200
2. UT Martin (2) – 180
3. Eastern Illinois – 145
4. Tennessee Tech – 140
5. Little Rock – 135
6. Western Illinois – 119
7. Lindenwood – 81
8. SIUE – 61
Morehead State – 61
10. Tennessee State – 59
11. Southeast Missouri – 29
Editor: Cover photo of USI’s Rick Stein, courtesy of usiscreamingeagles.com.
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