RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Basketball season is right around the corner for the Blossoms, and the Great American Conference announced its 2026-27 preseason coaches poll on Thursday afternoon. Fifth-year Head Coach David Midlick and the rest of the Blossom basketball program were voted to finish 12th overall by the conference.
After a 56-51 loss to in-state conference foe Ouachita Baptist that concluded the 2025-2026 season, Arkansas-Monticello is back and ready to kick off a new season.
With 14 total points, Arkansas-Monticello sits twelve points behind Ouachita Baptist. Harding at first had 120 points while Southeastern Oklahoma State had 108 points to lead the pack as the preseason favorites, with the Bisons taking ten first-place votes and the Savage Storm with two throughout the conference. The Bulldogs of Southwestern Oklahoma State trailed in third with 87 points. SWOSU was followed by Northwestern Oklahoma State, and Henderson State rounded out the top five, with the Lady Rangers in fourth and the Reddies in fifth.
The 2026-27 Blossom roster is available now at uamsports.com. UAM travels to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to open up the season in the GAC/MIAA Crossover season. Their first game of the year is against the Lions of Arkansas-Fort Smith on Friday, Nov. 13, followed by a match-up against Newman University on Saturday, the 14th. They return to Steelman Fieldhouse on Tuesday, November 17, for the home opener against Delta State University.
FANS! Don’t think you can make it out to UAM home games this year? No worries! You can still watch and keep up with the live video feed and live stats. All Blossom basketball games will be live-streamed on the official UAM GAC Sports network, and live stats can be found by clicking the “Live Stats” tab on the right side of the 2026-2027 Women’s Basketball Schedule.
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