MELBOURNE, Fla. - Sunshine State Conference women's basketball coaches selected Eckerd College as the conference's top team heading into the 2022-23 season. The Tritons garner the top spot following 97 total points and seven first-place votes in the preseason poll.

The University of Tampa, winners of the last two SSC regular season titles, finished second in the ranking with 94 points and the final four first-place votes. Nova Southeastern University edged Saint Leo University, 74 to 73 points, for third place. Barry University rounds out the Top-5 after receiving 65 points from the coaches. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University lands in the center of the poll with 48 points, followed by Lynn University (47 points) and Florida Southern College (37 points). Palm Beach Atlantic University (26 points), Rollins College (24 points), and Florida Tech (20 points) hold the final three positions in the ranking. 

2022-23 SSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Tampa finished the 2021-22 season at 17-3 in the conference standings, claiming the program's seventh overall SSC regular season title. Florida Southern finished second place with a 16-4 mark in SSC play. UT and FSC split the regular season series, 1-1, but the Spartans won game three, 74-65, in the conference tournament championship. Both squads earned NCAA Division II tournament bids, but Eckerd made it the farthest in the postseason. The Tritons defeated FSC, 69-64, in the opening round before falling to Union in the second round.

The majority of SSC teams will start their seasons with non-conference games on Friday, November 11th. League play begins on Saturday, November 19th, with eight of 11 teams in action. Below are the full results of the 2022-23 SSC preseason women's basketball coaches' poll. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their teams (points: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses).

2022-23 SSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL

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