Sioux City, Iowa – Briar Cliff University totaled 136 points for first place in the 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Preseason Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll. The Chargers garnered eight of thirteen first place votes. Briar Cliff was the GPAC regular season champion in 2020.
Concordia University was picked second with 129 points and two first place votes. The Bulldogs won the 2020 GPAC Postseason Tournament Championships. Jamestown was picked third with 120 points and three first place votes. Morningside and Hastings round out the top five.
The 2021 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship will be played November 30 – December 6, 2021, at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama. The opening round will be played November 18-20 on campus sits. The GPAC will once again receive two automatic bids to the NAIA Postseason in 2021
The 2021 GPAC women’s soccer season schedule will consist of 12 league games as all 13 teams will compete for the conference crown. Presentation College will again play in the GPAC as an affiliate member in men’s and women’s soccer.
2021 GPAC Preseason Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll:
Place – Team – Pts (1st Place Votes)
1. Briar Cliff – 136 (8)
2. Concordia – 129 (2)
3. Jamestown – 120 (3)
4. Morningside – 113
5. Hastings – 107
6. Midland – 84
7. Dakota Wesleyan – 75
8. Dordt – 73
9. Northwestern – 57
10. College of Saint Mary – 45
11. Mount Marty – 28
12. Doane – 25
13. Presentation– 20
