HELENA — Dakota State (S.D.) is tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the 2025-26 Frontier Conference women’s basketball title. The coaches’ poll was announced Monday by the conference office.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams. The Frontier Conference has expanded to 12 full-time institutions this year.

First place is worth 11 points, second place is worth 10 points, third place is worth nine points, and so on to the last place with one point.

Dakota State, which won its fifth straight North Star Athletic Association conference title last season and advanced to the second round of the NAIA tournament, completed their 2024-25 season with an overall record of 25-5. The Trojans collected 11 first-place votes and 121 points to capture the top spot in the preseason poll.

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