ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Cal State LA  has been selected as the second-favorite in the 2026-27 CCAA Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, presented by Pollo Campero, following a championship season that took the Golden Eagles to a conference tournament title.

Cal Poly Pomona was the favorite in the preseason poll, following a championship season that took the Broncos all the way to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.
 
Cal Poly Pomona collected 190 points and eight first-place votes to narrowly edge defending CCAA Tournament champion Cal State LA. The Golden Eagles received the other six first-place votes and finished just four points behind the Broncos with 186.

 

2026-27 CCAA Women's Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll
School	Points
Cal Poly Pomona (8)	190
Cal State LA (6)	186
Chico State	159
Cal Poly Humboldt	140
Cal State Dominguez Hills	134
Cal State San Bernardino	119
Cal State East Bay	111
Cal State Monterey Bay	97
Cal State San Marcos	88
Menlo	65
Fresno Pacific	64
UC Merced	52
San Francisco State	41
Stanislaus State	24
First-place votes in parentheses

Chico State was selected third with 159 points, followed by Cal Poly Humboldt (140) and Cal State Dominguez Hills (134). Cal State San Bernardino was picked sixth with 119 points, while Cal State East Bay followed with 111.
 
Cal State Monterey Bay (97), Cal State San Marcos (88) and new CCAA member Menlo College (65) occupied spots 8-10. Fellow newcomer Fresno Pacific was just one point behind Menlo with 64, followed by UC Merced (52), San Francisco State (41) and Stanislaus State (24).
 
Cal Poly Pomona returns to the top of the preseason poll after putting together one of the best seasons in recent program history. The Broncos went 20-2 in CCAA play (29-5 overall) to capture the regular-season championship and earn the No. 1 seed in the CCAA Tournament. CPP reached the conference championship game before falling to Cal State LA, but the Broncos' season was far from finished. Cal Poly Pomona earned an at-large berth and the No. 3 seed in the NCAA West Regional, then defeated Azusa Pacific, Western Washington and host Central Washington to claim the West Region championship. The Broncos advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 2002. CPP's 29 victories were its most in more than two decades.
 
Cal State LA finished just four points behind the Broncos in the preseason voting after claiming its first CCAA Tournament Championship last March. The Golden Eagles went 18-4 in conference play and 24-7 overall, finishing tied for second in the regular-season standings. They entered the conference tournament as the No. 3 seed and defeated Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal Poly Humboldt before knocking off top-seeded Cal Poly Pomona, 78-62, in the championship game. The tournament title sent Cal State LA back to the NCAA West Regional for the third time in four seasons. Cal State LA entered the postseason riding one of the region's strongest second-half runs, including a program-record 15-game winning streak.

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