AUSTIN, Texas — St. Edward's women's basketball was picked to finish 10th in the 2026-27 Lone Star Conference preseason poll, announced Monday during LSC Hoops Week.

The Hilltoppers received 384 points in voting by the league's head coaches, sports information directors and media members, placing ahead of Texas A&M International and behind UT Permian Basin in the 17-team conference.

St. Edward's enters the season pursuing a berth in the nine-team LSC Tournament, which opens March 2 with an on-campus game before moving to the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, for games March 4 and March 6-7.

Texas Woman's was selected to win its fifth consecutive regular-season conference championship, collecting 828 points and 31 of 51 first-place votes. West Texas A&M finished second with 794 points and 10 first-place votes, followed by UT Tyler with 755 points and nine first-place votes.

Lubbock Christian was picked fourth with 743 points, while Eastern New Mexico received the remaining first-place vote and placed fifth with 644 points. Angelo State, St. Mary's, UT Dallas and UT Permian Basin completed the teams selected ahead of the Hilltoppers.

West Texas A&M junior guard/forward Kerbie Cash was named the conference's preseason player of the year.

LSC Hoops Week runs Oct. 19-23, with interviews from the conference's women's basketball programs available on the league's YouTube channel.

2026-27 LSC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

Place	Team	First-place votes	Points
1	Texas Woman's	31	828
2	West Texas A&M	10	794
3	UT Tyler	9	755
4	Lubbock Christian	—	743
5	Eastern New Mexico	1	644
6	Angelo State	—	594
7	St. Mary's	—	540
8	UT Dallas	—	491
9	UT Permian Basin	—	484
10	St. Edward's	—	384
11	Texas A&M International	—	322
12	Oklahoma Christian	—	301
13	Midwestern State	—	283
14	Texas A&M-Kingsville	—	278
15	Cameron	—	167
16	Western New Mexico	—	109
17	Sul Ross State	—	86