ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced the preseason coaches poll for women's basketballA Tuesday morning in conjunction with the league's preseason media availability in Atlantic City and the Broncs were picked to finish 13^th.
 
Defending regular season and tournament champions, Fairfield, was selected as the unanimous favorite to repeat by the league's 13 coaches.
 
Rider enters the year under new head coach Jackie Hartzell. Who went 54-26 in three seasons at Arcadia, including being named the 2025 MAC Coach of the Year. Prior to her time at Arcadia, Hartzell went 185-57 in eight seasons at USciences, reaching the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 in 2018 on her way to being named the Hero Sports Women's Basketball Division II National Coach of the Year.