CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lewis-Clark State College has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2025-26 CCC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll, released on Wednesday by the conference office.
The Warriors collected four first-place votes and 110 total points to earn the top spot. LC State finished as the CCC Tournament runner-up last season and earned a berth to the NAIA National Championship.
Oregon Tech followed closely in second with three first-place votes and 102 points. Southern Oregon University, the defending CCC regular-season and tournament champion, earned two first-place votes and 101 points to rank third. The Raiders advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Championship last year.
College of Idaho claimed fourth place with two first-place votes and 100 points, while Eastern Oregon University rounded out the top five with 76 points.
Corban University earned 66 points to place sixth, followed by Bushnell University (57 points), Northwest University (38 points), and The Evergreen State College (35 points). Warner Pacific University (27 points) and Walla Walla University (13 points) closed out the preseason rankings.
The CCC regular season begins on December 2nd, and the Conference Tournament tips off on February 27th and will be hosted by the regular season champions.
2025-26 CCC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll
| Team (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Lewis-Clark State College (4) |
110 |
| 2. Oregon Tech (3) |
102 |
| 3. Southern Oregon University (2) |
101 |
| 4. College of Idaho (2) |
100 |
| 5. Eastern Oregon University |
76 |
| 6. Corban University |
66 |
| 7. Bushnell University |
57 |
| 8. Northwest University |
38 |
| 9. The Evergreen State College |
35 |
| 10. Warner Pacific University |
27 |
| 11. Walla Walla University |
13 |