College women: 2013 conference preseason polls, honors
The Big East Conference might have a new look this fall, but Marquette is once against expected to challenge for the women's soccer championship.
The Golden Eagles received seven of the 10 first-place votes and outpointed Georgetown for the top spot in the preseason conference coaches' poll. Those teams met in the Big East tournament final last year, with Marquette winning 1-0 after claiming its fourth straight regular-season division title.
A trio of Golden Eagles seniors were named to the Preseason All-Big East team: forward Maegan Kelly, midfielder Taylor Madigan (Waunakee) and defender Emily Jacobson (Shorewood), with Kelly and Jacobson among the five unanimous selections. DePaul senior defender Kylie Nordness (Menomonee Falls/Milwaukee DSHA) also made the 14-player honor squad.
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquette | 7 | 79 |
| 2 | Georgetown | 3 | 75 |
| 3 | Villanova | 63 | |
| 4 | DePaul | 51 | |
| 5 | Providence | 46 | |
| 6 | St. John's | 44 | |
| 7 | Butler | 37 | |
| 8 | Seton Hall | 30 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 17 | |
| 10 | Xavier | 12 |
Big Ten Conference
The University of Wisconsin was picked to finish fifth in the 12-team Big Ten Conference, behind Penn State, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio State.
Badgers junior forward Cara Walls (Wauwatosa East), sophomore midfielders Kinley McNicoll and freshman midfielder Rose Lavelle were among the conference Players to Watch, as was Iowa senior midfielder Alex Melin (Verona). The Hawkeyes were sixth in the preseason coaches' poll.
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State |
| 2 | Michigan |
| 3 | Illinois |
| 4 | Ohio State |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Iowa |
| 7 | Minnesota |
| 8 | Northwestern |
| 9 | Nebraska |
| 10 | Michigan State |
| 11 | Purdue |
| 12 | Indiana |
Horizon League
UW-Milwaukee, which has won or shared each of the past 13 Horizon League titles, was projected for a third-place finish by conference coaches.
The Panthers received one first-place vote and finished behind Detroit and Wright State in the polling – the Titans shared the regular-season title with UWM last fall, while the Panthers beat the Raiders in the championship game of the conference tournament.
UW-Green Bay was picked seventh, one spot behind Youngstown State, coached by Will Lemke (Edgerton), in the eight-team league.
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 6 | 47 |
| 2 | Wright State | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | UW-Milwaukee | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | Oakland | 32 | |
| 5 | Valparaiso | 31 | |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 16 | |
| 7 | UW-Green Bay | 15 | |
| 8 | Cleveland State | 9 |
Great Lakes Valley Conference
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quincy (Ill.) | 10 | 233 |
| 2 | William Jewell, Mo. | 2 | 209 |
| 3 | UW-Parkside | 3 | 200 |
| 4 | Bellarmine (Kent.) | 198 | |
| 5 | Rockhurst (Mo.) | 1 | 193 |
| 6 | Truman State (Mo.) | 172 | |
| 7 | Drury (Mo.) | 133 | |
| 8 | McKendree (Ill.) | 123 | |
| 9 | Southern Indiana | 121 | |
| T10 | Indianapolis | 112 | |
| T10 | Lewis (Ill.) | 112 | |
| 12 | Missouri-St. Louis | 71 | |
| 13 | Maryville | 59 | |
| 14 | Missouri S&T | 56 | |
| 15 | Illinois-Springfield | 26 | |
| 16 | St. Joseph's (Ind.) | 22 |
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UW-Whitewater | 17 |
| 2 | UW-Eau Claire | |
| 3 | UW-Oshkosh | |
| 4 | UW-Stevens Point | 1 |
| 5 | UW-La Crosse | |
| 6 | UW-River Falls | |
| 7 | UW-Stout | |
| 8 | UW-Platteville | |
| 9 | UW-Superior |
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora (Ill.) | 24 | 288 |
| 2 | Concordia (Wis.) | 252 | |
| 3 | Edgewood College | 231 | |
| 4 | Marian | 219 | |
| 5 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 201 | |
| 6 | Dominican (Ill.) | 172 | |
| 7 | Concordia (Ill.) | 133 | |
| 8 | Benedictine (Ill.) | 114 | |
| 9 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 113 | |
| 10 | Alverno | 68 | |
| 11 | Lakeland | 56 | |
| 12 | Rockford (Ill.) | 25 |
Midwest Conference
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest (Ill.) | 7 | 96 |
| 2 | St. Norbert | 3 | 91 |
| 3 | Carroll | 1 | 78 |
| 4 | Grinnell (Iowa) | 74 | |
| 5 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 66 | |
| 6 | Ripon | 57 | |
| 7 | Illinois College | 46 | |
| 8 | Lawrence | 37 | |
| 9 | Cornell (Iowa) | 24 | |
| 10 | Beloit College | 20 | |
| 11 | Knox (Ill.) | 16 |
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 6 | 46 |
| 2 | Augustana (Ill.) | 2 | 43 |
| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 37 | |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 29 | |
| 5 | Elmhurst (Ill.) | 27 | |
| 6 | North Park (Ill.) | 19 | |
| 7 | Carthage | 16 | |
| 8 | Millikin (Ill.) | 7 |
Midwest Collegiate Conference
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Viterbo |
| 2 | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 3 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| 4 | Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
| 5 | AIB (Iowa) |
| 6 | William Penn (Iowa) |
| 7 | Clarke (Iowa) |
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | 1st-place votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Scholastica (Minn.) | 7 | 49 |
| T2 | Minnesota-Morris | 1 | 39 |
| T2 | Northwestern (Minn.) | 39 | |
| 4 | Bethany Lutheran (Minn.) | 32 | |
| 5 | Crown (Minn.) | 20 | |
| 6 | Martin Luther (Minn.) | 17 | |
| 7 | Northland College | 16 | |
| 8 | North Central (Minn.) | 12 |
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