Coaches, players and administrators from each MIAA member institution gathered at The College Basketball Experience Tuesday morning for the release of the conference's preseason rankings and press conferences previewing the season ahead.
Northwest men's basketball landed seven first-place votes in the coaches poll, but landed in the second spot behind Missouri Southern. In the media poll, the Bearcats were picked to win the league receiving six first-place votes.
On the women's side, Central Missouri was picked to win the MIAA by the coaches and media. Northwest was selected 13th in the coaches poll and 12th by the media.
KXCV-KRNW was live from The College Basketball Experience, and interviewed Northwest basketball coaches Austin Meyer and Ben McCollum, the MIAA commissioner Mike Racy, and The College Basketball Experience's manager of facilities/basketball operations Jamaar Brown. The full interviews are available above.
MIAA Men's Coaches Poll
- Missouri Southern (6) - 157
- Northwest Missouri (7) - 155
- Washburn (1) - 132
- Central Missouri - 128
- Central Oklahoma - 118
- Pittsburg State - 118
- Fort Hays State - 104
- Lindenwood - 87
- Lincoln - 68
- Nebraska Kearney - 66
- Emporia State - 47
- Northeastern State - 40
- Southwest Baptist - 30
- Missouri Western - 24
MIAA Men's Media Poll
- Northwest Missouri (6) - 262
- Missouri Southern (10) - 261
- Washburn (3) - 237
- Central Missouri - 225
- Pittsburg State (1) - 212
- Fort Hays State (1) - 208
- Central Oklahoma - 163
- Lindenwood - 150
- Nebraska Kearney - 123
- Lincoln - 119
- Emporia State - 79
- Missouri Western - 66
- Southwest Baptist - 66
- Northeastern State - 35
MIAA Women's Coaches Poll
- Central Missouri (13) - 169
- Fort Hays State (1) - 154
- Emporia State - 131
- Washburn - 126
- Central Oklahoma -113
- Missouri Western - 104
- Pittsburg State - 104
- Lindenwood - 90
- Nebraska Kearney - 73
- Missouri Southern - 63
- Southwest Baptist - 61
- Northeastern State - 42
- Northwest Missouri - 31
- Lincoln - 13
MIAA Women's Media Poll
- Central Missouri (20) - 291
- Fort Hays State (1) - 265
- Washburn - 220
- Emporia State - 216
- Pittsburg State - 203
- Central Oklahoma - 177
- Lindenwood - 177
- Missouri Western - 159
- Nebraska Kearney - 146
- Southwest Baptist - 113
- Missouri Southern - 88
- Northwest Missouri - 68
- Northeastern State - 59
- Lincoln - 23