Northern State was selected to finish 10th overall in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women’s basketball preseason coaches poll.

Minnesota State, which received six first-place votes, was the top pick overall. Concordia-St. Paul (four first place votes) was chosen to finish second, followed by Sioux Falls (five first-place votes) and Mary (one first-place vote).

The Wolves were chosen to finish fourth in the North Division. Mary (four first-place votes) was picked to top the North, followed by Minnesota Duluth (three first-place votes) and Minnesota State, Moorhead.

Reagan Rus is Northern’s Player to Watch. The sophomore from Mount Vernon averaged 7.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

The Wolves open their season with an exhibition game at Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

To see the complete preseason poll and Players to Watch, click on the following link:

https://northernsun.org/news/2026/10/14/2026-27-nsic-womens-basketball-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx