AMERICUS, Ga. — The Georgia Southwestern women's basketball team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2025–26 Peach Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, released Thursday by the league office. The poll includes votes from all 11 head coaches in the conference.
North Georgia topped the poll with nine first-place votes and 99 points, followed by Columbus State (90 points, one first-place vote) and Augusta (83 points, one first-place vote). Flagler and Lander rounded out the top five ahead of GSW in sixth place.
2025–26 Peach Belt Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
(First-Place Votes) |
| 1 |
North Georgia |
99 |
(9) |
| 2 |
Columbus State |
90 |
(1) |
| 3 |
Augusta |
83 |
(1) |
| 4 |
Flagler |
69 |
|
| 5 |
Lander |
61 |
|
| 6 |
Georgia Southwestern |
52 |
|
| 7 |
Clayton State |
46 |
|
| 8 |
USC Beaufort |
38 |
|
| 9 |
Georgia College & State University |
33 |
|
| 10 |
USC Aiken |
21 |
|
| 11 |
Middle Georgia |
13 |
|
The Lady Hurricanes enter their second season under head coach Missy Tiber, looking to build on last year's growth, after advancing to the championship game of the PBC Tournament as the No. 7 seed, while reloading the roster following the departures of two All-Region standouts. Destiny Garrett and Ndidiamaka Ndukwe, both First Team All-Southeast Region selections by D2CCA last season, transferred to NCAA Division I programs to complete their graduate eligibility — Garrett at Georgia Southern and Ndukwe at Eastern Kentucky.
GSW's lone returning player is junior Shane' Jackson, who appeared in all 28 games last season and averaged 5.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 15.7 minutes per game while shooting 51.8 percent from the field.
With a revamped lineup and several newcomers ready to make their mark, the Lady Hurricanes aim to continue their rise in the Peach Belt standings in 2025–26. Their season begins Nov. 14 in Bluffton, S.C., against UVA Wise.
