OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels received one first-place vote and were picked sixth in the Sooner Athletic Conference women's basketball preseason poll, the league released today (Oct. 18).

Oklahoma City University got six first-place votes and were selected as the league favorites, followed by the defending league and tournament champion Wayland Baptist University. WBU garnered three first-place nods.

John Brown University came in third, followed by Southwestern Christian University and Texas Wesleyan University in the top five.

Following MACU was Southwestern Assemblies of God University in the seventh spot, with USAO, St. Gregory's University and Bacone College rounding out the poll.

The Lady Evangels, under the direction of first-year head coach Hannah Moeller, will open the 2016-17 campaign on Oct. 25 at Grace University in Omaha, Neb.

MACU's home opener is set for Nov. 7 against Central Christian College at 6 p.m.