(Sioux City, Iowa) – Dordt University totaled 131 points in the preseason coaches’ poll and is picked to win the 2020-21 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Basketball Championship. The Defenders tallied just six of the possible twelve first place votes while Concordia was picked second with 110 points and five first place votes. Morningside was tabbed third with 105 points and one first place vote in the balloting.
Last year Concordia won the regular season and tournament titles in the GPAC. The Bulldogs went on to be the number one overall seed at the 2020 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championships before it was cut short due to Covid-19. Concordia finished with a record of 32-2.
Points were awarded on an 11-1 basis and coaches’ could not vote for their own team.
Here is the complete 2020-21 GPAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
| Place | School | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | Dordt | 113 | 6 |
| 2 | Concordia | 110 | 5 |
| 3 | Morningside | 108 | 1 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 88 | |
| 5 | Hastings | 77 | |
| 6 | Dakota Wesleyan | 74 | |
| 7 | Jamestown | 65 | |
| 8 | Briar Cliff | 47 | |
| 9 | Midland | 43 | |
| 10 | Mount Marty | 33 | |
| 11 | College of Saint Mary | 21 | |
| 12 | Doane | 13 |
