Sioux City, Iowa – Concordia totaled 119 points to top the preseason coaches’ poll to win the 2018-19 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Basketball Championship. The Bulldogs tallied nine first place votes while Dakota Wesleyan, picked second with 111 points, grabbed the other three first place votes.
Northwestern was tabbed third by the coaches with 96 points, while Morningside was picked fourth (87) and Hastings rounded out the top five with 86 points.
Last year Concordia took the regular season and tournament titles in the GPAC. Dakota Wesleyan won the NAIA Division II National Championship. In all, five teams (Concordia, Dakota Wesleyan, Northwestern, Morningside, and Hastings) qualified for the NAIA Women’s Basketball DII National Championship Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Tyson Events Center. Jamestown, now a member of the GPAC, also qualified for the 2018 NAIA National Tournament last year.
Points were awarded on an 11-1 basis and coaches’ could not vote for their own team.
Here is the complete 2018-19 GPAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
| Place | School | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1. | Concordia | 119 | 9 |
| 2. | Dakota Wesleyan | 111 | 3 |
| 3. | Northwestern | 96 | |
| 4. | Morningside | 87 | |
| 5. | Hastings | 86 | |
| 6. | Jamestown | 71 | |
| 7. | Dordt | 55 | |
| 8. | Midland | 54 | |
| 9. | Briar Cliff | 48 | |
| 10. | Mount Marty | 27 | |
| 11. | Doane | 24 | |
| 12. | College of Saint Mary | 14 |
