CORVALLIS, Ore. – Due to state and county regulations revolving around the coronavirus, only two Cascade Collegiate Conference basketball teams were capable of competing during the original 2020-21 season. Since restrictions have since been alleviated, the six remaining CCC teams will compete in a spring season.
Sports information directors from the CCC voted on the preseason spring media poll, with Eastern Oregon University grabbing a slight edge in votes. The Mountaineers picked up two first-place votes and 32 points to be the preseason favorites of the spring. EOU finished last year with a 22-10 overall mark and currently holds a 6-2 record.
Bushnell University, who last year won both the CCC regular-season and tournament trophies, was right behind EOU with 31 points, despite three first-place votes. The Beacons have played two games so far, splitting the pair with the Mountaineers to sit 1-1 on the young year.
Oregon Tech sits in third with 25 points and one first-place vote. The Owls have not yet played a game for the 2020-21 season. Corban University (fourth, 19 points), Warner Pacific University (fifth, 12 points) and Multnomah University (sixth, seven points) close out the spring poll.
2020-21 CCC Women’s Basketball Media Preseason Spring Poll
Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. Eastern Oregon University (2) 32
2. Bushnell University (3) 31
3. Oregon Tech (1) 25
4. Corban University 19
5. Warner Pacific University 12
6. Multnomah University 7