Sioux City, Iowa) – Dordt University totaled 114 points in the preseason coaches’ poll and is picked to win the 2024-25 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Basketball Championship. The Defenders tallied 6 of the possible 12 first-place votes. Concordia was picked second with 106 points and three first-place votes. Dakota Wesleyan at third, Northwestern in fourth and Briar Cliff in fifth also all received one first-place vote.
Dordt was the NAIA National Champion in 2023-24 andn also won the GPAC regular season and post season tournament title, going 21-1 in conference play. Six teams from the GPAC, Dakota Wesleyan, Concordia, Dordt, Jamestown, Briar Cliff and Northwestern all qualified for the NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship tournament.
Here is the complete 2024-25 GPAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | DORDT | 114 | 6 |
| 2 | CONCORDIA | 106 | 3 |
| 3 | DAKOTA WESLEYAN | 100 | 1 |
| 4 | NORTHWESTERN | 93 | 1 |
| 5 | BRIAR CLIFF | 88 | 1 |
| 6 | MORNINGSIDE | 71 | |
| 7 | DOANE | 61 | |
| 8 | HASTINGS | 55 | |
| 9 | MOUNT MARTY | 39 | |
| 10 | MIDLAND | 32 | |
| 11 | WALDORF | 20 | |
| 12 | COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | 13 |
