OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels have been chosen seventh in the Sooner Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, the league announced today (Oct. 15). 

The Oklahoma City University Stars, who have won or shared the past four regular season titles, received the maximum 10 first-place votes to repeat as conference champs.  Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.  

Oklahoma Baptist University received the remaining first-place nod to finish second in the poll.  John Brown University came in third and Texas Wesleyan University and Wayland Baptist University finished tied for fourth. 

St. Gregory's University was sixth, followed by MACU, USAO, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Northwood University and Southwestern Christian University in the 11-team poll. 

The Lady Evangels will open the 2012-13 campaign in Baldwin City, Kan. in the Baker Classic during the weekend of Nov. 1-2.  

MACU will face Southwestern College on Nov. 1 at 5:30 p.m. and then Tabor College on Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.