Newtown, Pa. (Women’s Basketball) - The Stevens Ducks were selected as the favorite in the 2025-26 conference preseason poll conducted among the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) women’s basketball coaches. The Ducks received four of the first-place votes for 45 points.
Below is the complete 2025-26 MAC Freedom Women's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll.
2025-26 MAC Freedom Women's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
(1st Place Votes) |
| 1 |
Stevens |
45 |
(4) |
| 2 |
Arcadia |
43 |
(2) |
| 3 |
Lebanon Valley |
37 |
(2) |
| 4 |
DeSales |
35 |
|
| 5 |
FDU-Florham |
22 |
|
| 6 |
Misericordia |
18 |
|
| 7 |
King's |
17 |
|
| 8 |
Delaware Valley |
7 |
|
Stevens is coming off a 2025 season in which they captured its fifth conference title in program history. The Ducks finished with a 19-9 overall record, 11-3 in the MAC Freedom to earn the #3 seed heading into the postseason. Stevens defeated Arcadia University and defending champs DeSales University en route to its championship title. The Ducks would move on to the NCAA tournament where their season came to close in the opening round, falling to Gettysburg College.
The 2025-26 season is slated to begin Friday Nov. 7 with conference play starting Wednesday Jan. 7.
The 2026 MAC Freedom Women's Basketball Championship is set for Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. The top-four seeds will battle for the conference title and the NCAA Division III Championship automatic qualifier (AQ).