ROME, Ga.  The USA South Athletic Conference released its 2026–27 Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll on Wednesday afternoon, with Methodist University projected to finish fifth after earning 43 points.
 
Brevard College, one of last season's co-regular season champions, was selected as the preseason favorite, collecting 79 points and seven first-place votes. Pfeiffer University followed in second with 68 points and two first-place votes, while North Carolina Wesleyan University finished third with 64 points and the remaining first-place vote.
 
William Peace University earned 58 points to claim fourth place, while the Monarchs narrowly edged Southern Virginia University, which received 40 points to rank sixth. Greensboro College finished just one point behind the Knights with 39 points in seventh place.
 
Meredith College claimed eighth with 33 points, while Mary Baldwin University and Salem College rounded out the poll in a tie for ninth, with each program receiving 13 points.
 
The 2027 USA South Women's Basketball Tournament will once again be held on campus sites. The top eight seeded teams will advance to postseason play, beginning with the first round on Tuesday, February 23. The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday, February 25, followed by the finals on Saturday, February 27. The higher-seeded team in each contest will host.